KIDS OUT - UKRAINE CHILDREN

President, Angela Murray-Clarke met up with Lead Fundraiser, Mary Gray, at the Beech Hotel to present her with a cheque for £250 for the Childrens Hospice SW. Mary had travelled up from Barnstable to receive the cheque and appreciated all Rotary does.

Sarah-Jane Date, Minehead host, came along with 3 refugees, being hosted in the Minehead area, and talked about their journey to the UK and how rotary was helping them settle in.

Rotary Club of Minehead held a street collection in Minehead Town Centre to aid of the Turkey/Syria Earthquake Appeal and raised £1,200. Great Result

Club President, Angela Murray-Clarke, was pleased to be able to present a cheque for £250 to Fiona Toms of the Minehead Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Breaking down some stereotypes of Rotary

Club members are all making a monthly donation of food to the West Somerset Food Cupboard to help those in need locally

An Orphanage in Sri Lanka was an original Rotary Club project started in 2008. Since then the club have continued their support. In 2015 the club funded a new toilet block and in 2022 funded a computer Lecturer and technician.

Seven Ukrainian families seeking temporary shelter in West Somerset were each the beneficiaries of a Christmas Food Hamper provided by our rotary club with help from West Somerset Food Cupboard

Rotary club of Minehead joined forces with Minehead Lions to help collect funds for Marie Currie at Morrisons in Minehead

We were pleased to receive a visit from Mark Shields and Wayne Stokes of the Somerset Rural Community Council to explain how they work in our community and how our Rotary Club may help them

Seven teams of 3 Young students from Danesfield Middle School and West Somerset College went head to head in this debating competition, with two teams going through to the District round

Club President, Angela, planted a Beech Tree in the Minehead Millennium Rose Garden, seaward Way, Minehead on 16th November together with a plaque from the club commemorating the Late HM Queen Elizabeth II.

With District Grants available to clubs, the Minehead club has been able to help 15 local Ukrainian families with help to buy children's school uniforms; new cloths & transport around the county.

Club members have supported the Vaccination centre at the Minehead Community Hospital on Saturdays & Tuesdays

Charity Walk - challenge between District 1175 and District 1200

In aid of the Minehead Museum

A new year will see new Youth Competitions. Young Artists; Young Musicians; Young Writer; Young Photographer' Young Chef and Young Technology.

To start the year we have helped 17 Ukrainian families with District Grants. Watch this space as more projects come on stream

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