Dementia & Our Club

ORPINGTON ROTARY E- CLUB

AIMS TO BE DEMENTIA FRIENDLY

• Our Rotarians have attended a Dementia Friends Awareness Session
• We aim to ensure that our community activities are inclusive and in particular we are welcoming  and considerate  so   the Dementia Community   can  enjoy our activities in a relaxing atmosphere.
• We support members of the local rotary family who have dementia
• Rotarians use their expertise to support the wider Bromley Dementia Friendly Community
•  Our club raises awareness of the Bromley DFC project at community events and supports community events run by the DFC e.g. managing a community market Place.

•  The successful Bromley Innovation funding bid was written and is led by Brenda, a Rotarian in our Club. Funds of  £19.5 K achieved.

• The design of the BDFC Publicity card about the BDFC Innovation Project was created by Jo from Gregory Marketing Ltd  who is a member of our Rotary club

• Members of the club have assisted at wellbeing events including Nosh a solicitor reminding the public of the need for Lasting Power of Attorneys and wills to be made in a timely manner. Important for all but of particular relevance for the dementia community. 

• Members of 4 clubs including ours assisted at the BDFC showcase event which had participants from the business health and voluntary sectors.  Good for networking. Can you spot the Rotarians joining in?

Some of our club’s Dementia focussed dementia friendly activities include

• Assisting annually with a Street Party for the Dementia Community which is held in Dementia Awareness week in Orpington. We help with setting up, serving food and having a friendly chat with the guests, it is great fun.

Margaret chatting to Mike a carer

• Our club runs a Dementia Friendly Rotary Free Hub where guests can have a friendly chat over refreshments or take part in a variety of activities  which have included Information sessions  including  using IT and energy advice as well as  crafts from time to time and sharing of crocus corms.  

Several Rotarians including from our mother Club assist with this venture. We are in year 3.

• We support  the  Orpington   Dementia Friendship café financially assisting with the costs of  hall hire  materials and  entertainers.

 Its fun to plant crocuses and remind everyone of the need to eliminate Polio and the major role Rotary has taken with this worldwide international project.

• One of our Rotarians volunteers at  the Temple Wellbeing Café  in partnership with the NHS. It is Dementia Friendly.

 Art work and textile crafts

• Memory boxes
•  Our club  with the assistance  of Val   another  local Rotarians have created a number of these and Radfield Home Care another rotary Member  is also involved with this project.

• Dementia Friends Awareness Sessions

Rotarian Brenda  is a trained Dementia Ambassador and delivers Dementia Friends Sessions.

If you know of a voluntary, business, education or health  who might like to have a session please contact Orpington Rotary E club or Brenda direct  brenda.e.parsons@ntlworld.com

Bromley BDFC Website  Bromleydfc.org.uk