Our Club's Charity Activities
Our members take part in many hands-on activities as listed below
As well as our meetings, social events and local & international fundraising, our members take part in many hands-on activities in support of other charities. These include (click the blue text for more information):
Cambridge Aid: One of this year's President's Charities - we channel funds to support the homeless moving into accommodation.
Arthur Rank Hospice: Annual Christmas Tree Collection (which in 2023 has raised £62,000) and we act as marshals for Bridge the Gap, a sponsored walk around Cambridge landmarks
Trumpington Memory Café: Members help at this monthly coffee morning with activities and a sing-song for people with memory impairment and their carers (see photo above)
Cambridge Churches Homeless Project and Centre 33: Our annual Children's Christmas Concert in Gt St Mary's Church (normally live but online in 2020, raising £6000)
Kids Out: We provide marshals for their annual day out at Wimpole Hall for disadvantaged children; in lockdown we gave Christmas toys to the children in the Cambridge Women's Refuge
Children in Need: Bucket collection in Cambridge City Centre (see photo above)
Rowan Charity: Marshalling their sponsored walk around Midsummer Common
Abbey People: Supporting their day out for kids on Stourbridge Common
Litter Picking: Occasional sessions on public spaces in the City (see photo above)
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We raised funds supporting Ukrainians both in Ukraine and in Cambridge & East Anglia from several events in 2022
moreThe three winners of the Cambridge competition in the Junior, Junior Team and Intermediate Team categories have also won at District level
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OUR 3 WINNERS: Chloe Folkes (Senior), Alexander Rujugiro (Intermediate), Shrivar Kunder (Junior) HAVE ALSO WON THE DISTRICT COMPETITION
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The Winners of the Cambridge Competition have also won at East Anglia District level Senior: Eloise Streeter Intermediate: Emily Reed Junior: Horatio Martin
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Past President John Martin uses his building skills to help the locals create a community centre for this deprived settlement in The Gambia, only a few miles from the luxurious tourist resorts on the coast
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The East Anglian District and National Rotary Magazines feature the wide range of charitable and fellowship activities that Rotary Clubs enjoy
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We and our colleagues in the three other Cambridge clubs celebrated 100 years of Rotary service in 2022
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The winners of our local Young Photographer, Environmentalist & Artist Competitions have swept the board at the East Anglia District heats and now go on to the National Final
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The best of nearly 90 entries to this year's competition, including the National Winner in the Age 7-10 Group, Horatio Martin
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We are part of a worldwide movement of 46,000 Rotary clubs with a total of 1.4 million members. We enjoy a range of informal fellowship events while supporting local and international charities
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Cambridge Aid does great work in support of Cambridge residents in need. In 2019-21 we raised over £12,500 and we continue to support them
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RYLA offers an intensive 7-day course for 18-26 year-olds, helping them to develop as future leaders
moreA sample of our members' varied interests and significant contributions to the local community
moreA brief history of the Rotary Club of Cambridge together with some records which might be of interest to the wider audience
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