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to the World of Rotary
Giving Service to the Community
Locally - Nationally - Internationally
Updated 1st Dec 2021
The Rotary Club of SOUTHAMPTON WEST
Happy Christmas
A FRESH
APPROACH
Ordinary people giving time to help others help
themselves - locally, nationally and internationally.
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Contact Us
Tel
023 80 908 434
Email:
rcsw70@gmail.com
In addition to fund-raising and hands-on projects, we arrange plenty of social events to enjoy as well.
Join us at our weekly meetings Click for details..
Explore our website - Discover what we do.
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Covid News
STAY SMART - STAY APART
Family Fun Day was a SUCCESS
You Generously Raised
£2,081-00 for
Children's Cancer & a Local Defibrillator
The Defibrillator can save lives
Make sure you know where it is
Visit and read the instructions on how to access it
The speed you take to access it is vital
NB: The Defibrillator
For use when someone has Cardiac Arrest
It's installed outside the
CONCORDE Club House
Family Fun Day Photos
Family Fun Day Photos click photo to enlarge
A Wheelbarrow
of Booze Raffle
Raised £1,000-00
For Abby's Heroes &
Local Breast Cancer Research
Well Done & Thanks to Sharon, Ruth & Everyone at the
Star Inn- Horsefair Romsey
Become a Member of Rotary
Help Make a Difference in your Community
Brave New World
We meet every TUESDAY
with online Zoom meetings at 1.00pm
or LIVE MEETINGS at various venues 12.45pm
You are Welcome to Join us
For details see our Diary page
Contact:- John Parkhouse Tel 02380 908 434
Email:- rcsw70@gmail.com
A Good Time to Celebrate
Rotary International was founded 116 years ago
Southampton West Rotary Club
was founded 51 years ago
There are 1.2 million members in 30,000 clubs worldwide.; United under the motto "Service Above Self"
We are a service club giving our
skills, knowledge and time to help communities,
locally, nationally and internationally
We Welcomed 6 new members this year
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Martin Crawford Minister of The Salvation Army, previously an IT & Admin Specialist for the RAF. Enjoys most sport (some playing), watching movies and old TV comedy classics.”
Chris Schulter is the latest member to join us, he is a professor of economics, who between working in France and Germany, has been a Rotary supporter for many years.
Ruth LeLion and Peter Green have been staunch Associate Members of the Rotary Club of Southampton West for many years. They have now become full members.
Julie Wilton and Dave Layton are welcomed as Associate members by Grayson at a recent lunchtime meeting, Julie works for a Law firm and Dave runs a garage in Shirley.
We have Associate and Full Membership Available
Chat to us for details - Click for more details
Fund Raising Activities
You helped us raise £11,776-00
in the 12 months to Aug 2021
Thank You.
It was distributed to 23 local causes.
Supporting groups and individuals in multiple ways.
Communities function better when we help each other.
Thanks to everyone who took part and for being so generous
Speaker's Corner
Join our meetings to listen to interesting and inspiring talks given each month.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
December 21st
Special speaker to be confirmed!
Recent Speakers
Nov Emily Lynch
Rotary 'Send A Cow' Charity
Nov Joff Williams
Global Mercy Ships
Oct Ruth LeLion
'An Art Talk "Paris Wrapped'
Oct Sumer Eid & Annie Clewlow
SCPA Play Days 2021 & 2022
Sept Lizi Fewtrell
How 'No Limits' are helping local young people
Sept Sally Randall
An update on Abby's Heroes
Aug Alan Matlock from
'Spitfire Makers' Charitable Trust'
Aug Prof Ramsey Cutress
Breast Cancer Specialist
July Trevor White - why you should
'Never trust Your Eyes'
July Brian Hooper and Peter Hill
Shirley Men's Shed
June Charlotte Sturgess & Sammii Wood
The Rainbow Trust Southampton
June Annie Clewlow
An update from Communicare
June Steve Price
A performance of impossible 'Magic'.
May Claire Gradidge
Reviewing her book 'The Unexpected
Return of Josephine Cox
May Jono Harvey
Live tour from St Nicolas Church
May Derek Kelly
Restoring an 'Old Rocker'
April John Miles
Global Sight Solutions
April Ranj Parmar and Jo Elliot
Helping younger Stroke sufferers
Wordsworth Primary School enjoy crocuses planted for Rotary Polio Programme
Wordsworth Primary School enjoy crocuses planted for Rotary Polio Programme
Wordsworth Primary School enjoy crocuses planted for Rotary Polio Programme
Wordsworth Primary School enjoy crocuses planted for Rotary Polio Programme
PURPLE for POLIO PLUS
4,000 crocus corms have been planted in local schools in recognition of Rotary's Purple4Polio campaign to eradicate Polio worldwide.
Purple is the colour of the dye put onto children's fingers who have been vaccinated
Rotary initially started the
'PolioPlus' project in 1985, Since then, they with their partners, have reduced the 350,000 cases of Polio detected annually, to l;ess than 50 cases in two countries.
2 out of 3 PolioViruses Eradicated WORLDWIDE
70s Club News
Our 'Live' QUIZ NIGHT @ The Concorde
was an Evening of Convivial Hilarity
See the 70 Club page for photos and a report
Join us at the next '70s Club' Event
April 11th 2022 - Click for details
GLOBAL REACH
1.2 million members in 31,000 Rotary Clubs worldwide achieve enormous benefits for mankind.
Rotary members have collectively raised over £350 million specifically to eradicate Polio worldwide, the fund has been added to by WHO and the Gates Foundation.
Rotary have also organised medical teams to perform a million free cataract eye operations in the developing world.
Click here for MORE...
'Thank You' Banners
Raise £2,100 for NHS
Handmade Banners by New Rotarian Pete Green
attracted £1,760:00 in sales - plus £340 donations
A brilliant idea of Rotary helping in the community
All Work No Play...
One of the many attractions of being a Rotary member, is that of fun-raising and fundraising- they feature in equal amounts.
A programme of social activities ranging from theatre visits and pub boules, to evenings of International cuisine and quiz nights, all of which are regular events. Click here for MORE...
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