Treekly
34 of our members and friends are walking to plant trees with Treekly
Treekly is an international charity that plants a tree in a deforested area of the world every time one of its subscribers walks 5000 or more steps in a day. The Rotary Cambridge Treekly group has walked 224 million steps and sponsored the planting of over 7750 trees as at August 2023, more than any other group in Rotary Great Britain & Ireland
Most of our trees are planted to extend mangrove swamps in Madagascar, where 90% of the primary forests have been destroyed. Mangroves are better at trapping CO2 than rainforests, protect against coastal erosion and tsunamis and improve wildlife habitats and water quality. The project gives fair wage employment to local people who plant and protect the trees.
Treekly also operates in Indonesia, Mozambique, Kenya, Brazil and Haiti, all areas that have been subject to intense deforestation and degradation of the environment. Click here to learn more
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Our annual competition for budding artists - our entrants all won the second stage District Competition last year
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Our annual opportunity for Young Photographers to show off their skills, with local, District and National stages.
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We organise two-day breaks at a National Trust site in N Norfolk for young people aged 12-15 who probably won't get any other holiday
moreOur popular annual competition focusses this year on 'Waste Minimisation'
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We raised funds supporting Ukrainians both in Ukraine and in Cambridge & East Anglia from several events 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. Two Environmentalist entrants had success at the National Final
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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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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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