Feb 2018 Charities Cheque Night
Mon, Feb 5th 2018 at 5:45 pm - 9:45 pm
Annual donations made to carefully chosen charities by the Cambridge South Rotary Club. Speaker Host - Nick Hadley, General Host - James Watts, Cashiers - Naoum Tsolakis and John Williams.
Tonight we are delighted to meet and hear from the charities that will benefit from our Great Car-Parking Fundraising Project Nov & Dec 2017.
This project involved 138 volunteers, 283 shifts, parking 5,500 cars over 15 days raising £38,126 for good causes.
Over the last 10 years we have raised over £273,000 !
We are very grateful to the Mayor of Cambridge, George Pippas, who managed to attend despite a damaged wrist !
GUESTS & PARTNERS WELCOME.
Charities to receive their cheques were :
The Vet School - Katie & Liz
Campod - Marti
Winter Comfort - Simon
Huntingdonshire Society for the Blind
Dial-a-Ride - Alan
Centre 33 - Kathy
Naalarami School Project - Mike
Villiers Park Educational Trust - Caroline
CamSight - Flora
CamTrust - Wendy
Cambridge ReUse - Alan
Make Do & Mend
Anna's Hope - Carol
Homes for the Homeless - Julian
Action for Children - Holly
Toilet Twinning - Westminster Bursar
Petals - Karen
plus other Cambridge South Rotary Club Projects :
RYLA
Annual Homeless Football Tournament
The Rotary Eradication of Polio Project
Sixth Form Peace Project
Young Writer
Girton Memory Cafe
Shelter Box
'What We Do' Main Pages:
Charities are invited to submit grant applications - annually we give out over £30,000 - Fill in a Form and make your case ! Our next round of donations will be given in early 2024. THANK YOU to all applicants.
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This committee aims to put on events and support organisations that encourage and develope children and young people.
moreThe Projects Committee manages fund-raising activities and recommends the charities to receive funding to the Club Council and Business meeting. It also supports our International projects.
moreSupporting the local community is a core Rotary aim.
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Foundation Objectives - co-ordinating international projects using Rotary grants where possible.
moreThe International projects and activities are co-ordinated within the Projects committee.
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