The meetings are held in the St. Ives Corn Exchange Coffee Shop - providing the perfect occasion for our Ukrainian Guests to get together over a cup of Coffee and a Snack and have a relaxed chat in their own language,
Donated Clothes and Household Items are also regularly available as well as Electrical Goods and Laptops.
And wonderful evenings they are proving to be, as contacts are exchanged, concerns eased & friendships made.
Meeting up and making Friends is a much needed Area of Support for the thousands of Displaced Ukrainian Guests here in the UK, most of whom are young Mothers, separated from their Husbands, Friends and Family, back in war torn Ukraine, in unimaginable conditions.
This is an area of support that many Local Authorities are not currently providing. Instead they rely on Voluntary Organisations, such as Rotary to organise - and we are very proud to support these sessions. We are also blessed to have the support of our Mayor, Phil Pope!
more On 7th January 2023, the Orthodox Church Christmas Day, Huntingdonshire District Council hosted a Christmas Party for the District's Ukrainians and their hosts, supporterd by the local Rotary Clubs.
more It was a pleasure to host a Christmas Party for our Ukrainian Guests in the St Ives Corn Exchange
more St. Ives Rotary Club donates £500 to Aquabox & £350 to Shelter box for Emergency Aid for Morocco & Libya
back Rotary is an International organisation and there are several initiatives that The Rotary Club of St Ives support. Details of these and other International Projects can be found here.