Who Do We Support Internationally?

As part of an international organisation, Leyland Rotary supports the following:

End Polio Now - working to eradicate polio in collaboration with the Bill Gates Foundation. For further information, click on 'More' - 'Links and News'

Mercy Ships - an international development organisation depliying hospital ships around the poorest countries in the world, delivering vital, free healthcare to people in desperate need. For further information, click on 'More' - 'Links and News'

Water Survival Boxes - providing a means of purifying water for the benefit of families that survive natural or man-made disasters. For further information, click on 'More' - 'Links and News'

Partners in Education Swaziland (PIES) - providing a meal a day and basic education for the most vulnerable children in Eswatini (Swaziland). For further information, click on 'More' - 'Links and News'

'What We Do' Main Pages:

Lancashire Mind - helping the community

Anyone can experience a mental health condition at any time. Leyland Rotary members were delighted to present Emma Bateson of Lancashire Mind with a donation for life-changing support to adults and young people.

We will be resuming the collection of unwanted children’s books in the New Year and would be grateful for your donations which will help children in our community.

After an absence of some years, Leyland Rotarians have returned to quizzing by entering the District’s 2024/25 inter-club competition.

The first Pitch4Pounds awards have been made to Leyland Barracudas, Heartbeat, Drumming for Dementia, Leyland SEN Disco, and Leyland Dementia Music and Memories. Each of these organisations is doing valuable work in our community.

Rotary’s Youth Speaks contributes to improving young people’s oracy skills. Students from local high schools competed in the heats of in November at Balshaw’s High School. Click on details for more information and the results.

Leyland Rotary's Christmas Collections for local charities will take place at Morrisons on 13th and 14th December, and at Tesco on 19th, 20th and 21st December. Santa will be there to help.

At the start of his presidential year, Rotarian Jim Costello outlined his hopes that in our 70th year we in Leyland Rotary will be able to expand our involvement with the local community.