Club achievements 16/17

We provided financial support to “Centrepoint”, Bradford, by giving £2200 to this organisation for the resettlement needs of homeless young people in Bradford. We raised half the amount and obtained a District Rotary Foundation Grant for the other half.  

We continued to support the successful Interact Club in a local school. (Introducing children  to working with Rotary ideals and, with our Club’s participation and ongoing supervision, working to help the community),  This Club has itself raised over £2000 this year for local charities 

The Club organised a local “Youth Speaks” as part of a national Rotary debating competition which was attended by 8 local senior and intermediate school teams.  We supported the two winning teams who went on to represent Bradford in regional finals. 

We again sponsored two young people from another local school to attend Rotary Youth Leadership schemes. The school part matched this funding so three young people benefited from learning self-reliance and leadership and were also introduced to the ideals of Rotary.  

We staffed 5 days (0900 -1800) of supermarket collections advertising the work of Rotary as well as collecting money. 

We organised a Christmas Service in Bradford Cathedral and gave half the £1034 raised to the work of the Cathedral in the community. 

Together with local community groups in Thornton, we maintained two Rotary gardens. One dedicated to the late Valerie Binney former Lord Mayor and Club member. 

Club members have undertaken 2 half day litter picks at Undercliffe Cemetary. 

Club members have assisted with the clearance of overgrown trees and bushes on public land near our meeting venue 

We organised a Charity walk which raised £3000 for the Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford. 

We have donated one emergency Shelter box                                    £  590 

Health Care 4 All, Pakistan                                                                  £  500 

Haiti Earthquake relief fund                                                                  £  500 

Bujagli Trust, Uganda                                                                           £  100 

Project Dukem, Ethiopia                                                                       £  100 

We have paid £1100 or about US $40 per head at current exchange rates to Rotary Foundation this year. A similar amount to sums given during the past seven years. 

(We successfully applied for a District Grant of £990 towards our work with “Centrepoint” Bradford.)