The Rotary Foundation
Foundation is Rotary's own charity and close to home funds the Peace Department at Bradford University and in previous years helped many Global grant Scholars including Mark Maccuzzo and Kayono Nakajima to study in Leeds and be hosted by our Club.
CLUB ASSEMBLY - PLANNING FOR THE ROTARY YEAR 1 JULY 2023 to 30 JUNE 2024
Foundation Group Team Leader John Moorhouse:
The Rotary initiative to donate annually to Rotary Foundation continues and about 60 per cent of our members donate either £10 or £20 annually by standing order. Please consider this initiative.
90 % of Rotary Foundation funds are spent on Programmes and Projects we deliver, such as Polio Plus, Clean Water and District Grants, high profile efforts which bring a sense of achievement to our club. Our club has benefited from a number of district grants over many years.
The weekly lunchtime wine raffle has raised nearly £500 this year,and individual members have contributed more monies for Foundation.
Perhaps this coming year, we may be able to organise a “garden wander”, keep your fingers crossed for good health.
Thank you for your support.
CLUB ASSEMBLY - 21 JUNE 2022 - PLANNING FOR THE NEW ROTARY YEAR
I will continue to encourage our members to support the intitiative to donate annually to our very own Rotary Foundation. Rotary is immensely proud to tell the world that 91% of its funds are spent on the programmes and projects its members run. These include the long running Polio Plus programme as well as Mercy Ships, Sand Dams, Clean Water and group of worldwide Peace Universities including Bradford. Opportunities are given to Clubs to bid for funds through District and Global Grants and Aireborough has benefited recently from a District Grant enabling 479 pupils in 10 local Primary Schools to receive their own individual Usborne Illustrated Dictionary4Life. The computer suite at Mnyakanya High School (linked to the Bambisanani Project) was also established with the help of a Global Grant and sister Club Eshowe Rotary in Kwa Zulu, Natal. All these efforts bring a sense of achievement to our Club.
We have resumed the weekly wine raffles with another £100 going recently to Foundation. Hopefully in the ensuing months I will be able to implement fresh ideas with the support of members and friends following on from last year's successful Garden Wander and plant sale.
John Moorhouse
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The Rotary Club of Aireborough owes a great debt to the fine efforts of this committee. Traditionally recruitment begins via personal contact with a member and with meetings now held on both Tuesday lunchtime and Thursday evening there are more options.
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This committee organises community events some yearly including Dictionaries4 Life, Easter Egg Hunt, Jakethon and Kids Out as well as the Social Interactive Quiz. It also supports the Friends of Guiseley Cemetery and the Beer Festival.
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This committee covers activities relating to schools, Rotary competitions and individuals in this age group seeking support
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This Committee supports activities financially and through hands-on help, with Aquaboxes for disaster areas, micro-loans for budding entrepreneurs, partnering the Bambisanani project and providing menstrual care kits for pupils.
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Foundation is Rotary's own charity and close to home funds the Peace Department at Bradford University and in previous years helped many Global grant Scholars including Mark Maccuzzo and Kayono Nakajima to study in Leeds and be hosted by our Club.
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The Thursday group initially the Nomads began as a satellite group meeting on the first and third Thursdays of the month at Horsforth Golf Club between 6.00 and 8.00 p.m. on an informal 'drop-in'basis. Periodically other venues are also explored.
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Tuesday lunchtimes was the only weekly meeting when the Club began in 1953 originally meeting at the then Yeadon Airport. Since then as times have changed so have the venues but we are now firmly ensconced at Horsforth Golf Club
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