Community Action is Fun

Members of Click 4 Action eRotary continue to plan, deliver and have fun while they undertake Service in their communities, two months already into the new Rotary Year and there is so much underway.

Saturday 30th August Rotarian Sunil Prakash involved his eRotary connections in a well attended seminar, he reports: “The seminar cum workshop by IPC was a grand success. The volley of questions for clarifications from the audience were well tackled by the panel members consisting of Rtn. Dr. Sunil Prakash representing Consumers Forum, Rotary Eclub 1100 and International Alliance of Patients Organization, then By Mr. Arun Kumar of Dignity india and finally by Dr. Toda Prasad of Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission.

This was not all. The students of IMS law college and members of Consumer Club organised a competition on ‘EBOLA’, the deadly disease going around the world. 10 students spoke very well with a lot of material and information on the same.  Three students, bagged the First , second and third award. First position went to Ms. Swati Chakravarti, second to Ms. Shrishti Guha and third position to Mr. Anmol Singh. Congratulations to them. Other students also spoke very well. We congratulate and thank all the participants for speaking on a common subject and with full confidence.”

Senior Vice President Mary coordinating meeting

Saturday 6th September saw members of Click 4 Action eRotary meet at Cafe Bliss in Worcester to start planning this year’s Health & Wellbeing Day as part on the World Mental Health Day on the 11th October.

So many ideas being put forward, the day is going to be fun

This year we are holding it at Cafe Bliss in Worcester, an art workshop venue with good food and lots of different art forms to try, enjoy, relax with, meet others and talk. So please book Saturday 11th October in your diary and come along between 2.00 – 4.00.p.m. to see what’s on offer while putting Mental Health and Wellbeing at the centre of our activities.

Let us Talk About Mental Health and find ways of exercising our Mentality to keep it Fit.

Help us spread this message using your Social Media skills a really good way for busy people to give Service through eAwareness.

Rotarian Ray Chair of MAD Foodbank Steering Group helping at Commissioning Service

On Sunday 7th September some of the Click 4 Action eRotary members were pleased to be at the Commissioning Service of the Malmesbury and District Foodbank at the United Reformed Church. On the 8th September the MAD Foodbank opened and it is with fun memories we remember our visit to the Trussell Trust in July 2013 where the seed was sown and the idea of the eRotary helping to support the work of Foodbanks first began. Two of our Rotarians are trustees of this project and are pleased to be working in partnership with the Churches Together in Malmesbury.

Please visit our MAD Foodbank Facebook pages and help by sharing the posts. Don’t forget to let us know how you are helping the Foodbank movement in your communities.

NEWS IN BRIEF

• We are looking for a Rotarian to be a judge in our Young Writer’s Competition, please contact Rotarian Polly if you can help.
• Young Photographer Competition, we are looking for a volunteer to help coordinate this within Click 4 Action eRotary.
• Don’t forget the Get Tied Up for Rotary day on the 4th October, come and sew to help us raise more funds for End Polio Now, please contact Rotarian Janice if you or friends can help.
• Senior Vice President Mary has suggested every-time we go out for a meal in October we donate 50p to the World Greatest Meal Appeal to End Polio Now, this sounds a great idea.
• Take another look at the last News Update we published which shows our Let’s Loop Swindon RCC Project, Cheese & Wine for Enterprise, and Our Song for Water.

Don’t forget to help promote eRotary and anyone wishing to join us should visit Come Join the Magic and see the menu of opportunities we have on offer.

Dreams to Action Two Years On

Click 4 Action eRotary (District 1100 eClub) was chartered on the 8th February 2012. This weekend we are celebrating that a dream started at the New Orleans Rotary International Convention in 2012 has continued to achieve doing Rotary successfully now for two years. Who would have thought sitting in a workshop listening to how E-Clubs worked, would be turned into an action packed adventure that is delivering Service above Self through a team of like minded people who want to be able to do it in a 21st Century way, where time and capacity are restricted.

Less of the history, on with the action! What a scream we had last night as we tried for the first time a Skype meeting, talk about operating in the dark, but Tim, Mary, Janice and Allan spent a good hour talking Rotary. Sorry if others were waiting to join us, if you missed it our next Skype is on the 8th March at 2.00.p.m. and thereafter the 8th of each month at a time to be announced.

Uplands Interact – tomorrow District Governor Jan Harris is to attend the Uplands Educational Trust AGM, where she will present the Interact Club Charter to Jordon our Interact Club President. The Interact Club are currently working on the World’s Greatest Meal to help End Polio and a Musical Concert to buy Water Barrels, for the Roll out the Barrel scheme.

Do book your place on the meal as every £1 will be donated to End Polio and trebled by matching. Plus watch out for our concert date.

Young Writer’s Competition – Again this year we are working with the Worcestershire Lit Festival to sponsor this competition, please encourage young people to enter and use their creative talent, more details at Young Writer’s Entry.

Autism Awareness Workshop – 29th March, 2014

Please encourage people to attend, we aim to:

• help communities understand Autism more develop strategies to be more inclusive,
• help make opportunities for Volunteering, Work Experience or Employment available that are accessible and understand the advantages and adjustments that Autism can bring to Enterprise.

Book using this booking form AA Flier March 2014

Virtual Balloon Race – watch out for details of our famous Balloon Race in aid of the British Heart Foundation and the Rotary Foundation, we will run the race at the end of February.

Tied Up for Rotary – sees a new turn with our eRotarian Ray’s new challenge in Good Tieday, please help to collect ties.

Foodbank – our efforts to help start a food bank in Malmesbury and District are progressing see Newsletter-Feb 2014, Ray is the Chair of the Steering Group.

Internet Shop – it has always been our dream to have an online shop, thanks to Nicke this is nearly a reality, we just need a volunteer to help run it. We’ve plenty of goods to sell, through the Tied Up for Rotary enterprise.

eRotarian David describes his passion for the raising of funds for The Rotary Foundation, in his article in this weeks programme. Help us do that by joining in with our eDraw, more information can be found at http://www.1100rotaryeclub.org/monthly-edraw/

Easy Fundraising – is helping us to raise funds for charities and projects, can you help just by doing your normal shopping online, join in and help raise funds the easy way.

Mental Health – remains a key topic we want to encourage more discussion about it and to encourage all of us to exercise our Mental Wellbeing, do visit our Facebook page where eRotarian Maria keeps the conversation up-to-date.

Still to come – Our President’s Event in London in March; selling little plastic ducks for the famous Rotary Club of Old Town Duck Race; a possible twinning visit from our friends in Germany.

The best of all getting new people to join in with a dream and get involved in the ACTION. We welcome all interested new comers, we want to help you make a difference in our world, your time, capacity or where you live shouldn’t be a block to joining Rotary, we can promise you that catching the eRotary Bug is great fun, offers plenty of opportunity and we invite you to join us.

eRotary shining new Light for Action

This is Light is not just for Christmas, it’s for Life

Are you trying to think of a unique and good idea to give something different to your friends or family for Christmas? Well we’ve come up with a great idea that can help to make a difference in the world, whilst bring you new light in our homes. UniLight, who produce LED Lights, is working partnership with Click 4 Action eRotary to provide an ideal Christmas gift. To provide a way of developing this years Rotary theme Engage Rotary – Change Lives:

• Profits from the sale will build a Micro Funding pot so we can invest in community activities to enable sustainable development.
• Give those who receive the gift an opportunity to reduce energy consumption and bills.
• Highlight the need for each one of us to be involved in the environmental action and reducing Climate Change.

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eRotary President focuses her light on getting members involved

This week President Janice is showing that it is really important to ensure her members are engaged in making sure our plans for the year stay on track. In her address to members of Click 4 Action eRotary she asks them to review the eRotary Plan, see Janice’s Message.

Shining the Light on Mental Health Awareness and Wellbeing

On Saturday 12th October we had a really good day in Worcester Guildhall at the Mental Health Awareness and Wellbeing Open Space, our first physical day to help celebrate World Mental Health Awareness Day and enable people to talk openly about Mental Health and the need to exercise our mentality in order to keep it fit. It was really good that we had a good number of people who dropped in and were grateful for the help from the Samaritans, team from the First Aid for Mental Health, Worcestershire LitFest & Fringe members and the WCC Public Health Team.  Do keep in touch with this eAwareness campaign through our Mental Health Awareness Facebook page.

Maria and Martin viewing her books, she sold some on the day, so that 50% of the profits could be donated to MIND. Many people who attended enjoyed colouring in the picture, a great way to relax and think.

Neckties helping to focus the spot light on Ending Polio

Our necktie project is continuing to bring people’s attention to the need to eradicate Polio from the world. How these unloved and unused ties can be turned into beautiful saleable bags certainly was a talking point in Worcester to introduce the work of Rotary in helping with this cause. Rather than rattling buckets again we were showing that recycled ties and creative activity can help change the world. Please visit our website about this project recycled neckties and get involved.

We do need volunteers to help sew, yesterday the Worcestershire LitFest & Fringe were so impressed they offered us a stall at their Christmas Fayre Event on 7th December.

Rotary International works across the world to bring new light to communities

Through The Rotary Foundation, money is raised within our own charity to undertake humanitarian work, develop a better understanding of the world and engender peace. To learn more about this wonderful work please go to The Rotary Foundation. Click 4 Action eRotary is introducing our eDraw to raise funds for this important work.

Please help us to shine our Click 4 Action eRotary Light out to the many different corners of the globe – pass on this News Update to your friends, family and others who may be interested.