Quilters Quality 

Immediate Past District Governor Mark Williamson joined President Nick Street, Immediate Past President Stephen, Peter Strong and Youth officer Peter Greene all meet at Quilters Junior School to celebrate the achievements of Quilters RotaKids.  At the peak of the Summer Heatwave, everybody assembled in the playground under the shade of trees where we were welcomed by Headteacher Michael Wade and the Lead for the RotaKids, Maureen Lee.

Maureen then introduced the four officers of the club, President Isla, VP Jack, Secretary Alby and Treasurer Isabelle.

A Great Year

The RotaKids were encouraged by Maureen to each tell us what they had achieved and this was very impressive:

• Made many older friends: 
• Helped the community:
• Acted as Role models
• Being helpful

They also won a national Dementia Intergenerational award, for being the best in the United Kingdom.

Immediate Past President Stephen had made support for acting against Dementia his main focus during his Presidential year.  He added that he could absolutely confirm all the good work the children had been doing in the area of Dementia, especially the different leaflets they had designed about Dementia, which he had seen in the Library.

In their own words

What did they think they learnt from being a RotaKid?

• How to have empathy for older people: before I didn’t really have much empathy.
• To just be myself with older people:  you don’t have to try too hard or try to be something different.
• To share how to get on with older people with my class:  if it just stays in the School Council, that’s no good.
• To work in a team with all  people of all ages in the school and make friends with them.
• That even small things can make a big difference.
• Being kind in the  community is very important: we have been out into the community a lot and showing kindness is important.
• Doing things alongside older people is great:  the great big bingo game, playing games, chatting, line dancing, talking to people to show them what we know and understand.
• Just have a chat:  like you would with your friends.
• That people with dementia are still the same inside.

and finally, a comment which sums up what they all felt:
We don’t do all these things with older people  just because we are told to, we do them because  they are the right things to do.