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Richard Pearce is a member os the Rotary Club of Maidstone Riverside and produces a monthley Newsletter covering all aspects effecting our environment giving the latest news, ideas and contacts as to our we can all play our part in saving our environment.
Past Updates
see also Environment Newsletters - Maidstone Riverside Rotary
Richard's April Newsletter
focuses on Electronic waste with a lik to "Material Focus" giving a wealth of information.
The May Newsletter includes a piece on how rainfall is affected by climate change and the consequences of this issue.
We can all do something to reduce our Carbon Footprint. In this June issue Richard provides a link to calulate this.
In this July Issue Richard highlights the far reachin and devstating effects of "Climate Change". He also lists the time it takes for many of the things we discard to break down.
Sadly bees are on the decline. In this months issue Richard highlights the importance of our pollinators and the exciting initiative taking place within our District to reverse this decline.
In a Rotary District largely surrounded by water Richard looks at the 2021 IPCC Report on rising sea levels showing that sea-level rise is affecting the lives and livelihoods of coastal
communities around the world.
October 2024
Our lifestyle choices can make a huge difference to our personal Carbon Footprint this month Richard looks at Holladay transport along with simple things we can all do at home to reduce our carbon emissions.
Following the hurricanes in America and the flooding in Spain we should all now be fully aware of the dramatic impact that Climate Change is having on us. This a focal point on Richard's update.
back Rotary members are tackling environmental issues the way they always do: coming up with projects, using their connections to change policy and planning for the future.
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Examples include: - Ukraine and its refugees in other countries - Turkey & Syria Earthquake - Pakistan floods
moreWeekly Club Meetings
moreClub Social Activity
moreLiaison with and support of the youth of our community
moreCollaborating with RI and District
moreWorking to improve the natural environment.
moreRaising money to support good causes
moreWe have formed a cluster with 4 other European clubs. Each year one club hosts the other three, who each make a donation of 1500 Euros to the host club to spend on a project of their choice.
moreAnnual 10k & 5k run and family fun run to raise funds for good causes
moreDeveloping club membership
morePublicising what we do and promoting the Rotary Brand
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