Club achievements 23/24
Brief description: Report on Service given and Charitable giving in Rotary Year 2023/24
Rotary Club of Bradford
Report on the work of the Club in Rotary Year 2023/24
This is an account of the community service given and money distributed to charities by the 25 members of the Rotary Club of Bradford during the Rotary year 2023/24 (1st July to 30th June inclusive).
Club Membership decline in recent years has been driven by changing social mores leading to a national decline in Lunchtime Rotary Clubs adding to the loss of long serving active members due to the effects of anno domini. Only two thirds of current members are able to actively engage in Club meetings and projects. But those remaining active members are proud of another very worthwhile year, as is reflected below. In order to continue our Lunchtime Rotary we are collaborating with the Rotary Club of Bingley by meeting jointly and hopefully this will extend our work in the community.
In total the club raised over £9,700 from public events, successful grant applications, other internal club fundraising and members donations. A lot of the money that we have raised came from events open to non-members and/or the general public.
Using the funds we have raised we have actually dispersed over £8,600
of which over 80% went to Bradford charities. (NB. Our audited accounts are published later.)
Community, Youth, Vocational & Environmental Service work in Bradford
This last Rotary Year we………………….
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Successfully obtained a Rotary District Foundation Grant and gave £2,000 to the ‘Better Lives’ Bradford NHS Trust Charity which aims to enhance the lives of local patients, staff and volunteers being treated, or working in, the Bradford health sector.
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Continued supervision of our Interact Club (introducing Rotary ideals to the young) as they continued their service to help the community. Their work is not included here.
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Sponsored a local inner City school student to attend a Rotary Youth Leadership training event, including the provision of transport to and from the distant venue.
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Continued to be involved with local schools; in total this year two schools benefitted from our involvement and/or financial donations.
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Organised and staffed two Supermarket Collections to raise funds from local people and at the same time to promote the work and image of Rotary.
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Organised a well-attended public lecture as a means of raising money for charity.
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Provided financial support to some 14 charities working in the Bradford District.
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Collaborated with another Rotary Club in making up Christmas ‘Shoe Box’ presents.
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Staffed an environmental litter pick prior to Remembrance Day at Undercliffe Cemetery.
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Attended and participated in two Civic Remembrance Day events.
Below is a breakdown of how we dispersed our charitable donations this last year.
Financial support donated to organisations and charities working in or near Bradford:-
|
Organisation
|
Amount £ |
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Bradford District NHS Care Trust (Better lives project) |
2000 |
|
Rotary Youth Leadership Project (Sponsor Bradford Academy Student) |
525 |
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Emma Mito Mission (Mitochondrial Research) |
500 |
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Bradford Lord Mayors Appeal |
500 |
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Children’s Charity Circle |
500 |
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Bradford Soup Run |
435 |
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MIND Bradford |
400 |
|
Alderton St Mary’s Church appeal |
320 |
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Principal Trust Children’s Charity (Skipton) |
250 |
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Bradford NHS Care Foundation (Voyage to discovery project) |
250 |
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Nell Bank Children’s Centre |
248 |
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Theodora Children’s Trust (Entertainment in BRI children’s wards) |
200 |
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‘Embrace’ Victims of crime (Bradford) |
200 |
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Cancer Support Bradford |
200 |
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White Knights Volunteer Motorcycle Emergency Blood Couriers |
200 |
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St. Mary’s Hospice (Rob Burrow Appeal) |
100 |
|
Oxenhope Pensioners Club |
50 |
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Heaton Woods Trust (Annual Subscription) |
50 |
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Parkinsons Research Bradford |
33 |
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Total |
6,961 |
International Relief and development support
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We have donated one emergency ‘Shelter Box’ |
590 |
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We have donated one emergency ‘Aqua Box’ |
150 |
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Jairpur Limb Project |
100 |
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Healthcare4all (run from Bradford working in rural Pakistan) |
62 |
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Total |
902 |
Rotary Foundation
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Donations to the Rotary International Foundation Charity this year. |
780 |
Overall Club financial support to all local and international charities
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Donations to community organisations working in Bradford |
80.5% |
6,961 |
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Donations to International relief and development |
10.5% |
902 |
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Donations to the Rotary Foundation Charity |
9% |
780 |
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Grand Total |
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8,643 |
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