Each year our club president chooses a charity on which to focus our efforts. This year Ganesh has chosen Wheel Power as the President's Charity, as their work to get disabled people active in sport chimes with his own belief in the transformative power of physical activity. Find out more at http://www.wheelpower.org.uk/
We run events like quiz nights, race nights and barn dances to raise funds for such local charities, allowing us and our guests to have some fun whilst doing some good. Our most recent event was a Barn Dance on 31 March. Keep an eye on our homepage for our recent and upcoming events.
We also run an annual Golf Day at the Woburn Golf Club, which raises a huge amount specifically for the Rotary International fight to eradicate polio from the world.
Of course we mustn't forget the Extra Mile Cycle Challenge. This is a 500 mile relay for teams of 4 over two days in September through beautiful countryside on the continent. Organised in conjunction with Bedford Park Rotary Club, this event has raised around £1m over 10 years or so. Find out more at http://www.extra-mile.org.uk
Over the years we have donated hundreds of thousands of pounds to a variety of local charities
·We have helped to build a school in the slum areas of Nairobi
·We have given continuous support to orphans and an orphanage in Romania
·We have sent hundreds of shoe boxes full of all sorts of things to locations in Eastern Europe and beyond
·We have donated aqua boxes to assist in the provision of clean water
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Work has almost completed on a significant project to reduce Malaria in The Gambia thanks to the Rotary Club of Milton Keynes Grand Union (MKGU).
moreMKGU Grand Union Rotary Club turned out in force to support the MK Marathon and half-Marathon on Monday 01 May.
moreThe winning team of Breege Traynor, Eric Hamilton and John Kelly with Vice President Chris Duff at the MKGU Rotary'End Polio Now' Golf Day
moreOur MKGU Rotary President for 2023/24 is Mike Rhodes. Mike's chosen charity for 2023/24 is MK Snap. https://mksnap.org/ MKGU Rotary Club celebrates its' 30 year anniversary in 2024.
moreThe photographic archive for our club is kept on a Flickr account. You can access it using the link below.
moreOur biggest charity effort comes through supporting the organisation of the Extra Mile Challenge annual relay cycling event.
moreThe Bursary Awards are made each year to students studying for careers in the public sector. This year's award of £300 each was made to students at MK University Hospital NHS Trust, Catherine Agunede, Shinta Francis & Rochelle Archer.
moreWe are putting our funds, together with a grant from the Rotary Foundation to support a drainage improvement project in the Gambia
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