Have you signed up for the eDraw? Please can you help us promote the eDraw with friends and family over Christmas. For a ticket of just £12 per year we are able to raise important funds for our Rotary International Charity – The Rotary Foundation. This small gift will help others enjoy life, whilst during the year a chance for ticket holders to win in the monthly draw. The Rotary Foundation gives so much to help ensure our world becomes a better place. Visit our eDraw Page for more information, let’s help wipe away the tears and despair and help others.
Talking Crap many of you will have visited our programme in the week commencing 20th November 2014 about the fact that 1 in 3 of the world’s population are without toilets. If you haven’t seen it please at visit and see President Janice sitting on her throne. We are proposing to buy 5 toilets at £20 per toilet, we want to use the this slogan to encourage others to help Buy a Toilet for Christmas it is for Life.
This project is really developing and our Rotary Community Corps volunteers are now undertaking audits of various places to get a picture about the availability of Hearing Loops throughout Swindon. Please visit our new webpage Let’s Loop Swindon (also please help to share it on Social Media) and read all about our recent audit of 29 Chemists throughout Swindon. We are still looking for volunteers and have a number of other activities planned for this project in the coming months to include:
- A stall at the Voluntary Action Swindon Christmas Community Fair on the 6th December, in Swindon Central Library
- Let’s Loop Swindon Launch and Awareness Event on Wednesday 25th February, 2014
- Cheese & Wine Tasting on Saturday 14th March, 2015 at Christ Church Community Centre, Old Town, Swindon 7.30. – 10.00.p.m. we will need help to sell tickets as all funds raised will be for the Let’s Loop Swindon project.
Let’s Loop Swindon, our eAwareness work with Autism and Mental Health, plus our involvement with the Showmetheaccess website can be highlighted on Wednesday 3rd December as we celebrate the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities the theme is Sustainable development – The promise of Technology
It has been very good to welcome two new Rotarians to Click 4 Action eRotary who have joined us from Delhi, India, Rotarians Alok and Poonam, whose membership has been sponsored by Rotarian Sunil. In the true Rotary Spirit last week they ran a very successful Blood Camp in partnership with another Rotary Club. We look forward to supporting their future service in Delhi, please do visit this weeks programme where Rotarian Sunil is talking about his ambitions and vision for Rotary to give more Service in our communities.
We hope you will have enjoyed reading this News Update. As always we are looking for new members, please view Come Join the Magic of Rotary, as we are very excited that Click 4 Action eRotary is about making a difference in our community, networking with the Rotary International organisation of 1.2 million members and enjoying the Service we give.
I’m sure you wondering where the sweat comes in. Well we are all busy people taking part in Rotary of the 21st Century, we do it when we can, when time allows and because we love being part of a giving team!
Together we can help make a difference.