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rotary - active in the local community
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Rotary is often noted for
significant international projects such as the struggle to eradicate
Polio from the world. However, Rotarians are also very active in their
local communities and this is true of Lutterworth Rotarians. This takes
many forms. Sometimes, it's a case of raising the funds for someone else
to undertake a social project, e.g. purchase of equipment for hospitals;
assisting a young person to undertake an overseas trip or a study
project; or providing funds for a children's hospice towards the care of
young people with life-limiting medical conditions. Sometimes though,
it's simply a case of rolled-up-sleeve Rotarianism with assistance at
public events, providing helping hands to those in need, driving the
community minibuses or even undertaking a physically demanding project
on behalf of some who are less able to do this for themselves. |
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 The
Calvert Trust.
For several years
now, the club has provided support and assistance so that local
people who are less physically or mentally able can visit
Calvert House at Bassenthwaite in the Lake District. Delegates
are encouraged to take part in a range of physical activities
which includes horse riding, fell trekking, abseiling and
canoeing, as well as a range of social activities in the
evening. Here we see a wheelchair bound delegate, assisted by
one of the Trust's permanent staff, abseiling down a vertical
cliff face which would have been challenging enough for an able
bodied person. |
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Fund
Raising
Each year, Rotary
International in Lutterworth raises and contributes significant funds to
local, national and international good causes through a variety of fund
raising initiatives. For ten years the club organised Last Night of the
Proms in Lutterworth which raised almost £120,000. Our present
fund-raising scheme is SwimFest. |
Active with Rolled
up Sleeves
Lutterworth Wycliffe Rotary Club also serves the community in many
practical ways, not just in fundraising. In response to a request,
Rotarian Dennis Chedgey (a builder by profession) was recently able to
obtain and fit a patio door to the home of a housebound lady with severe
mobility problems. The patio door allows her to access the rear garden
of her home without having to go out of the front door and through the
garage in her wheelchair. She will now be able to get herself outside
unassisted and enjoy the sunshine and fresh air.
On a another occasion, hard landscaping was undertaken at the home of a
young mother with a large family who had been tragically widowed and
could not manage to maintain the family garden in a suitable condition
to ensure her children’s safety. |
(Students from Lutterworth Grammar School,
immediately prior to their 2006 Rotary supported trip to the EU Parliament -
click to enlarge) |
Helping Young People.
The club helps young people in many ways.
Mock job interviews are held for those about to go into the world of
employment; financial grants are considered to those who want to
undertake humanitarian projects; training and management projects are
organised and funded for others. All requests for help are carefully
considered from young people. We also assist young people to achieve their
ambitions to do things a little more out of the ordinary such as Educational
abroad. |
Active at Fun Days:
The Rotary Club of
Lutterworth Wycliffe is active in many ways, whether it be marshalling
for the town carnival, at events held by other charitable organisations,
or at events which we organise ourselves.
Lutterworth Wycliffe
regularly hosts a group of members from the local Gateway House Club at
a District fun day organised at Rockingham Castle. The club has a
continuing involvement with organisations such as Gateway in terms of
providing transportation for Outings and for Christmas and other
shopping trips. Here, everyone’s favourite, Jilly, tries to win a
goldfish in the ’Bag a Rotarian’ competition. |
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Rotary Theme 2008/09
Click the posters to see what Rotary does in other communities
Combating Blindness
Curing Polio
Providing Education
Helping Children
Giving Clean Water |
