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Our
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This
Rotary club is Aberystwyth's leading service and social
club with a long tradition of charitable work carefully
targetting worthwhile local, national and international
causes and activities. We have donated over £100,000
to a wide range of charities over the last decade, and in
addition in conjunction with 5 nearby Rotary clubs, providing
£93,000 funding to the Aberystwyth Bronglais hospital
Palliative care unit |
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In
recent years we took a humanitarian truck load of food,
clothes and medicines to Croatia, have transported elderly/disabled
people to shops and social events, fitted smoke alarms in
pensioners houses, organised and funded holidays and days
out for disadvantaged families and young adults and implemented
the 'Message in a bottle' scheme in elderly peoples homes.. |
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'Kids
Out waiting for the scenic Vale of Rheidol narrow guage train
2010 |
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We
have given substantial amounts of money over the years to
large Rotary projects where most of our donations are match
funded to double our contribution. Such projects include
Polio irradication, the Wheel chair fund, Doctor Bank, Malawi
water project. A substantial emergency fund has allowed
us to react quickly to disasters such as the Haiti earthquake
and the Cockermouth floods |
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We
are only able to give such financial assistance through
the generosity of Aberystwyth and other citizens who contribute
so freely to fund raising activities like our annual Christmas
collection, our summer pig roast, musical concerts and many
other events. |
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Aberystwyth
Rotarian Bryn Button pictured on humanitarian duty in Malawi
2010. Bryn, a retired mechanical engineer, has worked periodicaly
as a voluntier for Medecines sans Frontieres, a medical
aid charity, since 1997. His work as a construction logistician
has taken him to Kosovo, southern Sudan, Malawi,Dafur,Uganda,
Armenia and is currently in back in Malawi.
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Activities
and donations 2009/2010 |
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Local
and area community support |
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Message
in a Bottle - personal medication
is authentically detailed in an identifiable bottle which
we supply to be housed and externally indicated in the 'fridge.
Age Concern - transport
is provided for pensioners to social events and assistance
given with shopping.more....
Abbeyfield - the
club's Charter night raffle income of £362 was donated
to this Aberystwyth residential home.
Welsh Air Ambulance
-given the proceeds of a concert by Cor Godre'r Aran in Llanbadarn
church (£1,600) plus Summer Ball raffle income (£1017)
more....
Stroke Association
- received £416 raised by Rotarian Eric Robinson abseiling
down Bronglais hospital
AberystwythRiding for the Disabled
- donated £500 from the Christmas collection
Arad Goch Theatre group
- donated £100 from the Christmas collection to support
youth projects.more....
National association for Colitis and
Crohn's disease (Aberystwyth branch) - donated
£200 from the Christmas collection.
Cylch Meithrin, Llanfarian -
donated £100 from Christmas collection.
Kids Out - each year
we fund and accompany local special needs children and their
carers for a fun away day. This year we organised and paid
£500 to take them on the Rheidol railway to Devil's
Bridge more....
Mid Wales Colo-Rectal Cancer fund -
donated £100 from the Christmas collection.
Papur SainCeredigion "Going Digital
project" - donated £1,000 from
the Christmas collection.
Aberystwyth Citizens Advice Bureau
- donated £200 from the Christmas collection.more....
Aberystwyth Breast feeding group
- donated £100 from the Christmas collection.
CRUSE Bereavement Care
- donated £200 from the Christmas collection. more.... |
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Supporting
local young people |
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Young
Chef
- we organise an annual cookery competion, supported by
local hotels, with the opportunity for the winner progressing
to area, zone and national finals.Jon Griffiths reached
the RIBI semi finals in Birmingham in 2010.more....
Mock Interviews -
experienced Rotarians supervise training 'work' interviews
with 16-18 year old school children.
Photography - in
conjunction with a professional photographer we invite children
of all ages to submit entries to win prizes.
Young Musician -
competitions in a range of musical instruments are organised
and adjudicated leading to further events. This year our
Heledd Griffiths won the Zone 1 final to compete in the
Distric semi-final in Swansea. more....
Kids Out - we fund
and accompany special needs children for a fun away day.
In 2010 they were taken on a the narrow guage Rheidol train
to Devil's Bridge. more....
Rotary
Youth Leadership Award (RYLA)
- a local candidate is selected and funded to take part
in character building camping week. more....
Young Singer - this
is a club sponsored which was won this year by Tomi Turner |
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International
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Polio
eradication - our response to one
of Rotary's finest project was to commit at least £1500
per year for 5 years. This year we gave £3000 with
2 more years to go. more....
Adopt a Minefield - we
donated £360 raised from the sale of Christmas puddings..more....
ShelterBox - this is an allpurpose
tough plasticbox costing £490 full of emergency aid
equipment which we send to disaster areas frequently at
short notice. Pupils from Ysgol Plascrug, Ysgol Llwyn yr
Eos and YsgolCommins Coch purchased three boxes and the
club purchased and sent a further three to Qinghai.
more....
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Humanitarian
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Cockermouth
flood appeal - we sent a cheque for
£1000 within a week of the disaster from our emergency
fund.
Haiti earthquake disaster- we bought
three shelter boxes which were sent to Port au Prince
South Pacific cyclone disaster - one
shelter box was sent to the Philipines..
Rotary scholar - Jonathan
Evershed was given a club scholarship funded from our own
Lionel White's Youth Award scheme, to work for 10 weeks in
a rehabilitation centre for street children in Nepal.
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Charitable
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Abbeyfield
Shelter boxes
Wales Air Ambulance
Stroke association
Polio eradication
Rotary Foundation
Adopt a minefield
Cockermouth disaster
Youth scholarship
Aberystwyth Disabled riders
Papur Sain Ceredigion
The Breastfeeding Network
Arad Goch Theatre
NACC Aberystwyth
Citizens Advice Bureau
Cylch Meithrin Llanfarian
Mid Wales Colo-Rectal Cancer
Cruse Ceredigion
Kids Out
Macmillan cancer support
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£2675
£416
£3000
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£360
£1000
£700
£500
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