Stamford Burghley Rotary Club
A local club which supports ‘Good Causes’
Local - Ongoing
The Rotary Club of Stamford Burghley makes a significant
contribution to the community of Stamford and the surrounding district. Last
year the club supported a wide range of people in need in our community. We
supported Primary age children through our close relationship with Bluecoats
School, young teenagers through our support for The Shack, families and
individuals in crisis through our support for the Stamford Food Bank and its
offshoot SHEP, those with mental health issues through our support for Mind
Space, the disabled through our ongoing support to Sailability and, finally,
the elderly through our work with Christchurch,.
The Club helps Bluecoat School with volunteers for the Pupil
Reading Support System. Through annual
funding of about £1,700, we have enabled the school to enlarge its stock of books,
provide inspirational competition rewards, a "Dictionary for Life"
for all leavers, and a "Kids Day Out" at Wickstead Theme Park for one
whole class.
"The Shack" is a project led by Barn Hill Methodist
Church Youth Outreach programme to provide a safe place for young teenagers to
hang out with their friends and also receive hot food. The club has supplied a robust mobile outdoor
table tennis facility costing £800.
£2,000 was also donated to the FoodBank's Stamford Housing
Essentials Programme (SHEP). £500 was to
fund safety checks and certification of donated white goods, and £1,500 was to
fund emergency energy grants to families and individuals in crisis during
winter faced with the stark choice between heating or eating.
Over the years our club has supported Christchurch with many
projects, including the purchase of a minibus.
Currently, we provide most of the volunteer drivers to take the elderly
to and from the day centre and one of our members cooks their lunches on a
regular basis.
International
Our international committee is helping fund teacher training
in Nepal. Our club together with
Rotarians in Australia have facilitated funds for Quality Education Nepal. This project provides advanced training of a Nepalese
teacher for 3 years. We are also joining
with other Rotary clubs in the East Midlands to fund a new maternity unit in Kenya.
Fund raising
To continue to support all of these worthwhile causes, and
additional ones as needed, Stamford Burghley Rotary undertakes an extensive
programme of fund raising activities. The largest fund raising event is the
highly successful annual Santa Fun Run. Last year's record breaking Santa Fun
Run raised £14,000, the majority of which was shared between 3 favoured
charities, Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice, Mind in memory of Wendy and Phoebe Research.
This left about £3,500, which when added to our other fund raising activities,
allowed us to continue to support our other good causes.
Santa Fun Run 2019
Our favoured charities this year are Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall
Hospice, the Stamford FoodBank, Stamford Mind Space and Anna's Hope. Once again, additional funds raised will help
us to continue to support our other good causes. The price of the suit this
year will be the same as last year. On
1st September our runners will be able to take advantage of the Early Bird
offer of a discount on the adult suit purchase; this offer ends on 31st October. Our usual motto is "Make it social, make
it fun, sponsor a charity or just turn up and enjoy!!"
Bob Iveson, President of the Club said "We are hopeful
that this year's run will be as successful as last year's record breaking event
and we have already received similar levels of sponsorship. These generous donations will ensure the
success of the event. Organisations can
register their own teams to run in the Fun Run and raise funds for their own
charity. As usual the free mince pies
and mulled wine add to the atmosphere of the run!"