Teddy Bears for Buddy Bags Charity

We need your help!
Would you like to knit cuddly toys for the Buddy Bag Foundation?

The BBF supplies buddy bags to children who find themselves in emergency care after a traumatic incident. These bags help make a difference by ensuring a child has the essential items they need for their immediate wellbeing and comfort. For more information see: https://buddybagfoundation.co.uk/what-is-a-buddy-bag/

If you wish to support the cause by knitting Teddy Bears please do ! Please use your own patterns, or those available from The Buddy Bags Foundation website https://buddybagfoundation.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BBF-Knitting-Patterns-Copy.pdf

Our Club member and past President Sylvia Keris did a fund raising walk in August 2019, 50% of which was donated to BBF, since when interest in knitting teddy bears in Eccleshall and surrounding areas and Rotary Clubs has gone from strength to strength. So far Sylvia has received over 600 teddies from local people, knit and natter groups, U3A groups local Rotary Clubs e.g. Stafford Castle, Stafford, Newcastle under Lyme,Whitchurch, London Centenary E-Club to mention just a few. A lady in Rochdale who has a niece in Yarnfield is also knitting for the cause.

Sylvia Keris can be contacted on 01785 851005 or by message from this webpage.

Video of delivery of teddies to Buddy Bags:

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Shree Jayanti Secondary School Water & Sanitation project

A new toilet block to be constructed at the school to replace inadequate facilities, plus new water storage and facilities.

The 4 Rotary Clubs of Eccleshall Mercia, Stafford, Stafford Castle & Stafford Knot are responsible for promoting this project

Sylvia recognised as a 'Champion for Change'

Sylvia Keris is honoured by Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland Champions of Change award June 2021

Books4Home Appeal - September 2022

Donated books are for the ‘Rotary Books4Home’ project that gifts books to children who do not have books at home and who live in our wider area.

Our aim is to support our local communities, and in recent years Eccleshall Rotary has raised funds and supported over 30 local projects with funding

Defibrillator outside Eccleshall Community Library

The cost has been shared between Eccleshall Community Library, Eccleshall Parish Council and Eccleshall Rotary.

The Deep Oscillation machine being demonstrated by Lymphoedema Nurse Specialist Mel Cotterill

A Hivat Deep Oscillation machine for Katharine House Hospice is being funded by a donation from Eccleshall Rotary.

Analysis of Club Spending in 2 years to 30th June 2020

42 causes supported

PURPOSE OF THE SMILE FUND To make available limited financial assistance towards the purchase of goods or services to a resident of the area in financial need and which will provide an improvement in their daily living conditions and quality of life.

We need your help! Would you like to knit cuddly toys for the Buddy Bag Foundation?

We raise funds each year to support The Rotary Foundation - this page aims to answer the question 'What is it all about ?'

Location is Dood Pokhari village, Lamjung District, West Nepal. The project is planned as a joint venture between the 3 Rotary Clubs in Stafford and Eccleshall Mercia in furtherance of Rotary's history in seeking to improve lives throughout the world

New toilets and hand washing facilities handed over to village elders and Rotary Club members.

New Boys/Girls toilet facilities with links to the local water supply, with health & hygiene, privacy and comfort benefits at the school.

In 2017 our Club together with Stafford, Stafford Knot and Stafford Castle Clubs held a fund raising lunch provided by the Ghurkas. The funds raised were to go towards the reconstruction of a school in the Bhojpur Municipality.

The Hook a Duck appears at various places during the year, and is very popular with the young ones as every duck hooked wins a prize, all for just £1 !

IFSR Youth Service Award by the International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians.

The award is made by the International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarians - a Rotary Fellowship promoting service to Youth through Scouting and Guiding.

Teddy Bears for Buddy Bags Charity

We need your help! Would you like to knit cuddly toys for the Buddy Bag Foundation?