Community Past Projects

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Hazel's Ambulance Appeal

Over 60 club members, friends, hospice staff and distinguished guests, including MP's Iain Stewart and Mark Lancaster, Milton Keynes Mayor Councillor Keith McLean and Rotary District Governor Pru Dixon, assembled at Willen Hospice on 26 February 2016 for the handing over of a brand new ambulance. This was the culmination of a one-year long fundraising project, to raise £34.000, in memory of Rotarian Brian Stuart's wife, Hazel, who passed away at the hospice in November 2014. The minibus would provide transport for those patients who would otherwise have difficulty in getting to the hospice's Wellbeing Centre's day care facilities.

New Sensory Room at Walnuts Care, Galley Hill, MK

A new Sensory Room at Walnuts Care was officially opened by Milton Keynes Councillor Zoe Nolan, Cabinet member responsible for Children and Families, on 16 January 2017. Brimming full of the latest computerised sound and vision technology the room was jointly funded by Rotary and the Kids Out Charity. Organiser of the project to fund the new room, Rotarian Chris Byard, said "I am very grateful for the huge support from the Rotary club over the past year. The money was raised from a very wide range of sources; games night, golf day, Rotary district grant, carol service, Santa sleigh collections, grand autumn prize draw and car boot sales of donated goods. This project will enormously help disadvantaged youngsters to get a better start in life".

Rotary presents new Blood Bike 'Sheila'

Rotary presented on 18 May 2018 a brand new specially equipped 'Blood Bike' to SERV Oxon, Bucks & Northants, the local branch of the national charity Service by Emergency Rider Volunteers. In line with the SERV tradition of naming bikes after distinguished women in the field of medicine, the Rotary bike bears the name 'Sheila', after Sheila Kitzinger MBE, a highly respected authority on natural childbirth. At handover, Rotary Club President Tom Green commented "This blood bike represents the culmination of 15 months of fundraising and we are so grateful for all the public support in helping us to achieve our £14,000 target."

Wolverton & Stony Stratford Rotary raises £15,800 for its 2018/19 Charity of the Year, MacIntyre Care.

On 5 September 2019 MacIntyre Care were delighted to welcome Milton Keynes Mayor, Sam Crooks, members of the Rotary club and others who contributed to the refurbishment of its Coffee Shop in Stony Stratford to celebrate the official opening. Claire Kennedy, Head of Fundraising at MacIntyre said "We have loved working alongside the Club to raise the funds, plan the works and to draw on the particular skills of club members with a special mention for Rotarian Jim Barnes, the project leader." The shop offers work and learning opportunities for adults with learning difficulties as well as fabulous food at competitive prices.