BARNSTAPLE LINK CHARITY GOLF DAY
Friday 10 August - Saunton Golf Club
As always we were blessed with a sunny day for our annual Charity Golf Day at Saunton. 150 golfers did battle and there was a wide variation of team scores with many of the occasional golfers unable to cope with the rough (after months of rain!).
Our main sponsors, Atlas Packaging, entered 6 teams and they had a great day (although their boss managed to drive a buggy into a bunker and needed rescuing!). Sponsorship accounts for the biggest chunk of the money we raise on the day and Ted managed to bring in almost
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The Clubs Memory Cafe (Memories Are Made Of This) provided for people living with dementia and their carers meets every third Thursday of the month.
moreLed by Rotarian Peter the Club supports a number of youth projects. Listening to pupils reading, facilitating a chess Club at Shirwell and a young photographer competition at Pilton are among the projects provided.
moreThe Club supports a number of international initiatives including working with the Rotary Club of Punta Gorda in Belize to provide school hygiene initiatives and first aid courses for emergency personnel.
moreProviding service to the community is a primary goal of our members. We can be found providing service at the vaccination centre, at local events like the Green Man for example or as Marshall’s at various races and the North Devon Show.
moreThe Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. With your help, we can make lives better in your community and around the world.
moreA hard days work for our green fingered members! As part of its environmental contribution to the community the Club tends and maintains a small Rotary garden on the edge of the town.
moreIn for many years we have hosted a senior citizens Christmas Party to relieve social isolation and provide opportunities for interaction. Fun, music, choirs, carols, games and good food!
morePhotographs of the project in Punta Gorda. With the assistance of a District Grant the Club has provided funds for the improvement of washroom facilities at Punta Gorda Methodist School in Belize
moreIt’s now become and annual event for the Club to raise awareness of the Rotary International Polio Campaign by illuminating the Barnstaple's Albert Clock in Purple on World Polio Day.
moreThe Club often engages in fund raising for the North Devon Hospice and on this occasion we were invited to visit and present our cheque.
moreMembers of the club visited the Head Quarters of North Devon Homes and were very fortunate to be given a guided tour and organisational update by CEO Martyn Gimber and his team.
moreThe Club facilitates and annual lunch for disadvantaged children following their trip to Barnstaple fair. The event has evolved to provide lunch for the children at the fair over recent years.
moreFull House for our annual Quiz Nights raising an amazing amount of money for local good causes .
moreAnother of our Club litter cleaning events helping to improve the local environment. On this occasion we cleaned the beach near Crow Point.
moreThe Club supports a number of sporting initiatives. Members have a strong interest in bowls, golf and cricket and often use their expertise to support fund raising events.
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