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Boys' hostel at Reaching The Unreached

A two year campaign has resulted in a new boarding hostel for boys in rural Tamil Nadu


After work with Wells and other Rotary clubs, Reaching The Unreached has been able to build a boarding hostel for boys who have outgrown the small foster families that have cared for them since infancy.  The charity provides education for many other children in the area, achieving impressive results in the national tests used in India, but has been forced to send teenage boys away to other boarding schools, at significantly greater cost than that involved in educating the girls.  The new building will allow a couple of dozen boys to live on site and get the full benefit of the community that is run by the local staff and families, as well as leaving money over for other things.

The facilities will be used to support a life-style and training hopes that are both appropriate and realistic for a very rural part of Tamil Nadu where there is a great deal of poverty and need.  Reaching The Unreached provides a very wide range of support, ranging from this children's education to new housing or modest income for families which are struggling to cope, to medical facilities or employment for local villagers, but all very much linked to what local conditions demand, rather than outsiders' expectations.

There are hopes of continuing the relationship between the club and RTU in future.

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In partnership with the Wells City Harriers, Wells Rotary is helping once again to organise and stage the Wells Festival of Running in 2026.

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This year the Santa Fun Run was held on Sunday December the 7th.

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Club members helped to organise and stage an Exhibition and Auction of Post Card Art

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The many and varied Rotary-supported projects are one of the many differentials between Rotary and the other service organisations in our community.

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Wells Rotary Club supported the Wells Community Day at the Cathedral on Saturday January 17th.

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Early in the month Adrian Clifford, a long-standing, valued and much respected member of the club, unexpectedly succumbed to a heart attack following recent by-pass surgery. A very sad loss of a member whose presence and many contributions will be missed.

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The Gods were with us for the Santa Fun Run

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Back to the Future - a visit to the archives followed by plotting and planning for future events

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We took a stand at the Wells Community Day the centre piece of which was a rogue’s gallery with pictures of club members having fun while engaging in activities in support of the community.

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A well spent weekend collecting old Christmas trees

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Volunteers from Wells Rotary in action in Nepal

Working together we are united in the challenge of making a difference to the lives of others

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To find our further detail on meetings and events please contact club President Angela

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Supporting the Community in So Many Ways.

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An eclectic mix this month: Lifeboats, Hospice Care and Glass Making.

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Defibrillators - have we got any and where are they?

Conscious of the need for rapid access to defibrillators following a coronary event, Wells Rotary has been working to make these life-saving machines available to the public at all times. It is an ongoing project.

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Each week a team of listeners goes to St Cuthbert’s Primary School to listen to children read. It is so rewarding to see the positive impact on the children’s reading skills.

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Helping the blind and partially sighted

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Rotary District 1200 comprises Wells Rotary along with the other rotary clubs of Somerset, West Wilts and West Dorset. Circa 1200 is our district news sheet. Follow the link below to Circa 1200 to see what is going on across Somerset

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Rotary in Wells is part of the global Rotary International, working with other clubs to eradicate polio, to help with other natural disasters, and to help those less fortunate than ourselves elsewhere in the world

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