Wallasey Rotary raised over £3000 for Ukraine, donated to 'on the ground work' via the International Rotary Fellowship of Healthcare Professional.
DetailsIn response to the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, within ten days, Wallasey Rotary sent £2400 to the above charity - from existing Club funds and from individual donations. The first boxes arriving in Turkey on 22nd February.
DetailsDinner followed by entertainment by harpist, Angharad Huw who enchanted us all with her varied programme .
DetailsPictured are some of the Club members who turned out in support of this Community Event at Central Park, Wallasey in February 2023. This followed our work last year in Bromborough and at Arrowe Park.
DetailsWallasey Rotary sponsored a Concert by the Liverpool Brass Band (formerly the Formby Brass Band), in Vale Park, New Brighton.
Details£3000 was raised to provide Solar lights see off the tigers that had been attacking villagers in Gurguria in South West Kolkata
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The Rotary Club of Wallasey was founded in 1928 - the first on the Wirral peninsula - and has given continuous service ever since to the community and beyond.
Nestling in the North East corner of the Wirral, Wallasey's history traces beyond the Doomsday Book (in which it is mentioned) to Viking times. Rotarians visiting the club, however, are assured of a friendly and hospitable welcome from its 50 or so members who play an active part in the local area as well as the District. The list of charities helped in the past (see Community Service Committee report at the side) will give a flavour of our work which also entails fun and enjoyment as a prime ingredient.
As part of the Club's celebrations to mark its 80th Year, many thousands of pounds were raised to create a patient and relative counselling facility in the new Victoria Central Health Centre. The gift will benefit patients, health centre staff and community health workers in the town. It is a specially designed and equipped facility, providing a quiet place for confidential conversations between health professionals and those in their care. The resource includes computer facilities and also provides, in the main atrium, a Self-Help Information Point. As well as high tech facilities, the room has been comfortably furnished with thoughtful touches like local artwork depicting the surrounding area, to give a familiar, safe and relaxed atmosphere.
Read the Newspaper article here about this joint project between ourselves and the Rotary Club of Royden Revolve.
SHOEBOXES
Each year during October Wallasey Rotary Club distribute around Wirral, Rotary Shoeboxes as flat packs. These are specially designed to enable people in this country to assemble and decorate as they wish, very much appreciated by school children, who can then fill them with suitable contents for which advice is given.
The two main reasons for these special packs are so that those wanting to fill shoeboxes don't have to hunt round for boxes when many others are doing the same but more importantly, all the boxes are of standard size and therefore they can be stacked more economically on pallets, saving on costs.
The classifications for the Rotary boxes are: CHILDREN toys:
TEENAGERS various:
BABY mixture:
HOUSEHOLD special boxes filled with many things, including what you may use from under the sink, with maybe a warm scarf and gloves etc. for an older person.
Delivery of boxes are organised by Rotary in trailers of 12000 at a time with the round trip being up to ten days and 3000 miles, by dedicated people, including Rotarians. They will be delivered to poor families in different regions, to orphans, and sick children in hospitals, old people in care and without many chattels.
The HOUSEHOLD boxes will go to places such as "Hopes and Homes" and families who have been persuaded to take their children back into the family, with maybe some financial help: to Foster Homes, who with aid take a number of children in and live as a family who receive a mixture of boxes.
As well as Romania and the Ukraine, boxes are now going to Albania, one of the poorest countries in Europe.
Click HERE to read the blog of Adam Jones, returned from Uganda with the Rotary Jaipur Limb Project. A very full and fascinating account of the time and expertise he has given to this brilliant project.
Click HERE to read the 'Blog' of our Youth Exchange Student, Daina Sidaras, who spent a year in Quebec, Canada.
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Thu, Nov 21st 2024 6:30 pm
Dinner followed by Election of Officers 2025-26 & Club Accounts 2023-24
Thu, Nov 28th 2024 6:30 pm
Dinner followed by Rtn Janet Herd
Thu, Dec 5th 2024 6:30 pm
Dinner followed by Rtn Keith Simpson
Thu, Dec 12th 2024 6:30 pm
Dinner followed by Abbreviated Council Meeting
Thu, Dec 19th 2024 6:30 pm
Dinner followed by Christmas Dinner and Celebration
We meet on Thursdays at 18.30
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