Richmond Community - The Rotary Club of Richmond, North Yorkshire

Richmond Rotary Club

President - John Harland - 01748 823263

Secretary - Robert Carey - 01748 818328

Treasurer - Colin Chitty - 01748 850317

Meets every Tuesday at 7.00pm at Richmond Golf Club, Bend Hagg, Richmond

About Rotary

Rotary International is a global network of service volunteers. It is the world's largest service organisation for business and professional people, with some 1,210,905 members operating in 168 countries world-wide.
There are some 58,000 Rotarians in Great Britain and Ireland in 1,845 clubs, helping those in need and working towards world understanding and peace. It is a fulfilling role, and Rotarians can get involved as much or as little as their time will allow.
Rotarians meet on a regular basis, often weekly, to enjoy each other's fellowship and discuss ways to serve others.
Rotary is compassion for the underprivileged, the ill and the disabled, who benefit from over 50,000 Rotary Club service projects in the world each year.
Rotary runs the biggest non-government scholarship scheme in the world.
The Rotary Foundation gives more than £21 million every year to educational and humanitarian programmes which promote international understanding.
Rotary began in 1905 in Chicago. The world headquarters are in Evanston, Illinois, USA and the Secretariat of Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland is at Kinwarton Road, Alcester, Warwickshire B49 6BP.

The work of The Rotary Club of Richmond

Fundraising

Over the past year the Rotary Club has maintained its successful record in raising money for charitable causes. Over seven thousand pounds has been made available for distribution to a wide range of local, national and international charitable organisations.

Local projects to benefit from monetary donations have included:

Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team
Yorkshire Air Ambulance
St Teresa's Hospice
Richmond Heart Support Group
Ray Stephenson Wheelchair
Richmond Youth Rugby
Swale Valley Initiative
Georgian Youth Theatre
Richmond Ambulance Service

Practical Support

In addition, Rotary Club members have provided practical support to the community in a number of ways. A free concert of musical variety was held in November for senior citizens. This now annual event has been hosted by the Rotary Club for each of the last 20 years and is eagerly anticipated by all. In conjunction with the Stroke Association’s Stroke Awareness week, a blood Pressure Test station was set up for a day in Richmond Town Hall. The public were invited to come in and have their blood pressure monitored and enjoy a cup of coffee served by our President and other Rotarians. Members were also busy this year helping to paint the railings around the skateboard park, putting wood preservative on the seats in the Friary rose garden and helping with the gardening at Marrick Priory.

One of the most successful events, organised in conjunction with other Rotary Clubs in the district, was an engineering competition held at Catterick Garrison. More than 300 school children took part and enjoyed the challenge of designing and building a working model of a lift bridge.

National and International Awareness

At a National level, the club has supported the Motor Neurone Disease Association, the British Liver Trust and the British Heart Foundation. Several International projects have also benefited including Rotary’s own Shelter Box scheme, Water Aid and The Gambia Rug Aid Project.

Forthcoming programme

The Rotary Club now looks forward to a busy year 2008 – 2009 with the incoming President, John Harland, pledging the club’s continued support for projects with strong local connections and with a particular emphasis on youth-oriented schemes.

Meeting Programme

11^th November - Business Meeting preceded by Club Council

18^th November - Speaker to be introduced by Harry Armitage

25^th November - Speaker to be introduced by Ian Armstrong

2^nd December - Speaker to be introduced by John Blenkiron

9^th December - Business Meeting preceded by Club Council

16^th December - Christmas Dinner with our Ladies at The Holly Hill.

23^rd December - No meeting

30 December - No meeting

2009

6^th January - Speaker to be introduced by Norman Brown

13^th January - Business Meeting preceded by Club Council

20^th January - Speaker to be introduced by Tom Burrows

27^th January - Speaker to be introduced by Mac Choudhri

3^rd February - Speaker to be introduced by David Clark

If you are a Rotarian visiting the area, you will be made welcome at one of our meetings.

If you're interested in joining Richmond Rotary Club, please make contact and we will arrange for you to visit.

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