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We support local, national and international charities.

Here are some of the charities we support in our borough of Richmond upon Thames:

The PowerJam Band Project. This is a local award-winning not-for-profit initiative. since 2015 its mission has been to empower and educate young people, including those facing disadvantages,  through the structure, creativity and cameraderie of band-based music. It provides weekly, tutor-led band rehearsals and public gigs as well as running a not-for-profit record label.

Rotary Young Leadership Awards (RYLA). Each year our club sponsors several young pupils to attend the RYLA week, a residential event for young people aged between 14 and 17  – a week of fun but specifically tailored to develop self-confidence, self-estime  and leadership skills as well as, importantly, cultivating friendships. 

The Mulberry Centre – a lifeline for those impacted by cancer – is a place of comfort, hope and support. Its core mission is to improve the life of anyone affected by cancer including those with a diagnosis – carers, family members and bereaved relatives – by enhancing emotional psychological and phyical wellbeing.

Home Link, a local charity dedicated to the wellbeing of older people and their unpaid carers. They believe that everyone should be able to live a meaningful life in which they feel engaged, purposeful and connected within their community. At their modern pupose built centre in Whitton they provide exceptionsl personalised day care and support to older people, giving an essential break to people who support them..

Help for communities in other countries

Microfinance for entrepreneurs in developing countries

Since 2013, our club has been selecting and supporting small-scale entrepreneurs in developing countries by contributing to loans to help them to continue and expand their businesses.  By August 2025 we have made 182 small loans, a total of £8,165, helping 486  entrepreneurs and creating 610 jobs.  

We are able to do this via Lendwithcare, part of CARE International UK, a registered charity and a member of the CARE International confederation, one of the world’s leading aid and development organisations. It fights poverty and injustice in 87 countries around the world to help the world’s poorest people find routes out of poverty.

Sponsoring orphans and their careers in Tanzania

Forever Angels is a charity working in the Mwanza area of Tanzania near Lake Victoria. Since 2022 our club has been sponsoring orphan babies and their carers through their 12- month Marish Matters 5-step programme from birth to independence.   
The first step is to provide nutrition for the most immediate needs, such as life-saving formula milk for the malnourished baby. 
Step 2 is crisis support  which provides families with emergency items that immediately increase their quality of life. 
Step 3 consists of training, providing weekly education and training in hygiene, child development, HIV/AIDS and malaria prevention and primary health care.
Step 4 is empowerment, working with families to help them set up a business in their community. 
The final step, 5 is independence. Working closely with families makes it possible for them to look after their own children into the future.

Starting in 2022, with orphan twins and their grandmother, we are now on our fourth year of sponsorship. All the babies and their carers have so far completed the 12-month programme and all the carers are now financially independent.  

 Disaster relief and rebuilding

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