1. Supporting Education and Youth Development
Scholarships and Grants: Rotary clubs often provide scholarships and educational grants to students, helping them pursue higher education and vocational training in this country and abroad.
2. Health and Well-being
Mental Health Initiatives: Raising money for projects focused on mental health awareness and support, providing resources and counselling services to those in need.
3. Community Development and Support
Local Improvement Projects: Redruth Rotary engages in various community improvement projects. Redruth Rotary has planted crocus corms in parks and public garden spaces to highlight the End Polio campaign.
4. Fighting Hunger and Homelessness
Food Banks: Redruth Rotary supports Camborne Pool and Redruth food bank, ensuring that vulnerable residents in these areas have access to nutritious meals. We provide toys at Christmas and Easter eggs at Easter.
5. Homelessness Initiatives:
Programs aimed at supporting homeless individuals through shelters, housing projects, and essential services.
6. Environmental Sustainability
Environmental Projects: Redruth Rotary is supporting awareness campaigns to promote environmental sustainability and combat climate change.
7. Cultural and Social Enrichment
Community Events: Organising and sponsoring cultural, social, and sporting events that bring communities together and promote social cohesion.
Examples of Notable Projects Supported by Redruth Rotary
Kids Fun Day: Providing fun and positive experiences for disadvantaged children.
Shoebox Appeal: Collecting and distributing shoeboxes filled with gifts and essentials to children.
Purple4Polio: A campaign to raise awareness and funds for polio eradication, by planting purple crocuses and holding various fundraising events.
Redruth Rotary has donated money to local chrities, including:
The local Branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association
Georgia's Voice - a local charity supporting young women with mental health issues
Sunrise Cornwall - a local charity supporting those affected by suicide
Through these diverse initiatives, Redruth Rotary club significantly enhances the quality of life in our community, addressing immediate needs while also fostering long-term development and resilience.