Donations

Club donations 2022/23, 2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20 and 2018/19

Donations

Donations in Rotary year 2020/21 ending 30 June 2021	£
Rotary Foundation	1,000
Children’s Society East	1,000
Purple Pinkie for Polio	540
Dementia Adventure	500
City of Chelmsford Mencap	200
Chelmsford Community Transport	200
Chelmsford Food Bank	200
Hearing Help Essex	200
Helping Hands	200
Mary's Meals	200
Porridge & Pens	200
Rainbow Trust	200
Sanctus	200
Beeleigh Mill Restoration Fund	150
Donate a Dinner	150
Springfield Gym Club	150
India Covid Relief	50
Kids Out	50
	5190

Donations in Rotary year 2019/20 ending 30 June 2020	£
Rotary Foundation	1600
Purple4Polio/EndPolioNow	1106
Porridge and Pens	500
Children’s Society East	300
Mercy Ships	200
Open Road	200
Chelmsford Community Transport	200
Kids Inspire	110
Shuttleworth Collection	100
Coram Life Education	100

Donations in Rotary year 2018/19 ending 30 June 2019 £

Kids Inspire 5,500

CHESS Homeless 5,000

ShelterBoxes 1,180

Rotary Foundation 1,760

Races ‘Thank You’ Donations 1,350

End Polio Campaign 968

Dementia Adventure 500

J’s Hospice 500

Little Havens Hospice 500

Salvation Army 250

Children’s Society East 200

Mary's Meals 200

PARC Essex – Play and Resource Centre 200

Queens College Oxford - Aldabra Clean Up Project 200

Rachel Murray - Scout Jamboree 200

RYLA - Rotary Youth Leadership Awards and Youth Speaks 100

Rotary Young Musician 90

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Baddow Races Sunday 19 May - entries open

10 mile road race and 2 mile fun run

Baddow Races Sunday 19 May - entries open

10 mile road race and 2 mile fun run

The latest edition of Mildmay Matters features Baddow Races, Love Your Chelmsford, World Scout Jamboree Seoul, August 2023, A Musical Me Talk and much more. You will find past issues here too.

Santa Sleigh had a grand tour to North Springfield, Beaulieu and Channels, Boreham, Ford End, Little Waltham and Great Waltham before Christmas.

- with our ‘twin’ club, the Rotary Club of Klerksdorp.

After eight years of broadcasting Rotary Roundup on CCR (Chelmsford Community Radio), Rotarians Dave Almond (Chelmsford Mildmay) and Rob Peters (Chelmsford Phoenix) presented their last programme on 17 December 2023.

Fundraising and charities supported

Raising funds for local, national and international causes is key to what we do.

Club donations 2022/23, 2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20 and 2018/19

Rotary's own charity

On 24 October 2019, Chelmsford Mildmay and Chelmsford Rivermead Rotary Clubs observed World Polio Day with the planting of 12,000 purple crocus corms. World Polio Day is celebrated globally to generate awareness about the eradication of polio.

Purple Crocus Planting in Central Park, World Polio Day, 24 October 2019

Supporting the environment - Rotary Area of Focus 7

Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak Rotary clubs were unable to meet physically but we continued in other ways including video conferencing and a weekly online bulletin. Stories about members’ interests and activities continue to be posted here.

Rotary competitions and some Rotary winners

Theme - Shapes and Patterns: now closed for entries. Winners announced on 21 June. Sponsor: Blue Sky Printing, Chelmsford

For seven years Mildmay Rotarians collected unwanted but usable computer equipment, professionally cleared hard drives, packed, loaded and shipped to Tanzania schools.