Recent Update of Events

Pictured above are a few Rotarians taking a rest after completing the Bag The Bruck event at the Peddie Sea and surrounding area in Kirkwall.

As the Rotary year starts, we review our activities. Here are some of the events we have been progressing:

RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards)

This past year we were delighted to have three participants head off to the RYLA Boys’ camp at Abernethy Outdoor Centre. RYLA promotes teamwork and leadership skills, whilst having fun and fostering friendships. We look forward to hearing them talk about their time away and how it has affected them. We also support the event by providing two mentors, they go away and help during the week. We are very proud of this as one of the mentors is a past RYLA candidate from Orkney.

RotaKids

The success of RotaKids in Dounby Community School has been one of the highlights for our Club.

Following a successful Smartie Tube challenge, they planned a School Fun Day at the end of term to raise funds for the Archie Foundation and NSPCC.

Earlier in the year they made up wonderful Harvest Hampers and gifted them to the elderly in the community.

We have also been able to support the St Andrews School, providing volunteers where required at events such as sports day and fundraising events.

Rotary delivers patient toiletries to the local Hospital.  These toiletries are used for patients who come into the Hospital in an emergency where they have no toiletries with them due to the urgency of their case, and they are not provided by the Hospital. This provides some home comforts whilst they are in great need.

International activity

Pupils and staff at Sanday school have long supported Minga School, Malawi. Pupils pay for their education in Malawi and many, therefore, leave school early. Rotary have been supporters of this fund-raising effort. This year we are grateful to the Papay Community which has raised £350 towards one term of Secondary Schooling for 10 boys and 10 girls.