Foundation Lunch
Sun, Apr 19th 2026 at 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Foundation Lunch
District Rotary Foundation Lunch 2026: Doing Good in the World
Join us for an afternoon of inspiration, fellowship, and celebration at the annual District Rotary Foundation Lunch. This year, we gather to hear how our charity, The Rotary Foundation, continues to make a profound impact globally through its mission of "Doing Good in the World."
This event is a unique opportunity to connect with fellow Rotarians in a relaxed, business casual setting. It is the perfect environment to introduce prospective members to the incredible scope of Rotary’s international reach.
Event Highlights
We have a packed programme featuring truly impressive speakers and updates on vital projects:
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Mega Dialysis Global Grant: PDG Paul Denton OBE will share the progress of this massive project announced at last year's lunch.
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End Polio Now: An update on the ongoing challenges and triumphs in our fight to eradicate polio.
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Ending Modern Slavery: Insights from PDG Debbie Hodge on Rotary's efforts to combat this issue in a turbulent world.
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Global Scholars: Hear first-hand accounts from our impressive scholars.
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Aid to Ukraine: Discover an exciting new initiative providing support where it is needed most.
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Guinness World Record: Learn about a potential attempt planned for the 2026/27 Rotary Year!
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Recognition: We will be celebrating clubs for their generous donations and thanking individual Rotarians for their dedicated service.
Date, Time & Venue
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When: Sunday 19th April 2026
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Time: 12:00 – 16:30
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Where: Aldwickbury Park Golf Club, Piggottshill Ln, Harpenden AL5 1AB
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Directions: The entrance is located on Piggottshill Lane.
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What3Words:
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How to Pay
Please make your BACS payment using the following details:
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Account Name: RIBI district 1260 general account
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Sort Code: 20-20-37 (Barclays Bank UK PLC)
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Account Number: 60136131
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Reference: FL-YOURSURNAME (e.g., FL-Harris)
Confirm Your Attendance
Once payment is made, please email your menu choices to bobharrisuk@gmail.com to confirm your reservation.
Please Note: Reservations are only confirmed once payment is received. As we must confirm final numbers with the venue, payments are non-refundable.
We look forward to seeing you there for an afternoon of fellowship and inspiration!
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Booking & Menu Options
Price: £39.50 per person (Includes a delicious two-course lunch).
The Menu
Please select one main and one dessert from the options below:
| Course | Option 1 | Option 2 |
| Main | Supreme of chicken, sautéed wild mushroom, roasted root vegetables, pomme gratin, peppercorn sauce (GF) | Roasted pepper filled with ratatouille, vegan mozzarella, tomato sauce, roasted vegetable, rocket salad (V, VG, GF, DF) |
| Dessert | Fruit of the forest cheesecake, raspberry coulis, Chantilly cream (V, GF) | Trillionaires tart (chocolate, toffee, gold splash) |
'What We Do' Main Pages:
Congratulations to Georgina for winning the Ampthill Rotary Easter Bunny Competition. Can you believe there were 436 eggs. Georgina guessed 300 which was the nearest answer. Pictured are Rotarians Roy Tebbutt and Hazel Cannon who organised the competitio
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A PHF was awarded to Inner Wheel Pr evident Sandy Hines in recognition of of her Charity work in and around Ampthill.
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Winners of Young Writer being presented with their prizes. The event was hosted by the Lucky Hare book shop of Ampthill who generously gave the Rotary Club their support.
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Richmond Manor Ampthill hosted a Cheese & Wine event recently to raise funds and awareness for Polio Irradiation
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The Club is involved in many events that take place in Ampthill and its surrounding district. These include supporting other organisations and events such as the Ampthill Fireworks, the Christmas Lights Switch On, the Fire Station and Ampthill Gala.
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Members of Ampthill Rotary Club were hard at work putting up lamp post rounders around the town in preparation for the Jubilee celebrations.
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We’re back! After months of Zoom meetings, Ampthill Rotary Club finally returned to face to face meetings this week. Here President Bob King welcomes President Elect Phil Hines, and looks forward to a fantastic year ahead.
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Bav Shah, the High Sheriff of Bedfordshire gave an informative presentation to club on 5th March 2025.
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On the 10th July President Phil Hines handed the chain of office to President Elect Graham Anker.
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Presentation to Wheelpower at Stoke Mandeville, following the purchase of Resistance Bands with money raised by Club and the help of a District Grant.
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The Club is involved in many projects within the community. We run a Burger Bar at local events including the Christmas lights switch on in Ampthill. We take part in the Children in Need day by collecting at Tesco in Flitwick and Waitrose in Ampthill.
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