As the cost of living crisis has continued to escalate at an unprecedented rate, our club has been working behind the scenes to support a local food bank. For the past four months Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club has been donating £250 a month to Barnabas Community Projects in Shrewsbury and we hope to continue support
SURPRISE TREAT FOR CHILDREN
Every child at a Shrewsbury primary school has been given a book as a Christmas gift. In line with tradition, Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club has once again presented books to The Grange School. A total of 170 books were distributed and there was an additional surprise treat for the children. Santa visited every classroom to
WEST AFRICAN NURSERY SCHOOL REACHES TARGET THANKS TO ROTARY
Our Shropshire Rotary club which made a Christmas dream come true for a school in West Africa has received a big thank you. Members agreed to an urgent Christmas Aid Appeal from the trustees of Ebo Town Community Nursery School in time for a very tight cut-off date. The club donated £130 to help the school reach
ROTARY COMES TO THE AID OF WEST AFRICAN NURSERY SCHOOL
Our club has made a Christmas dream come true for a school in West Africa. Members agreed to an urgent Christmas Aid Appeal from the trustees of Ebo Town Community Nursery School in time for this Friday’s cut-off date. The club has donated £130 to help the school reach its target which will enable them
SANTA SLEIGH TREAT FOR SHOPPERS AND SUBURBS
Shoppers are in for a real festive treat in the exciting run-up to Christmas for the long-established Rotary sleigh with Santa and his elves will be present at Shrewsbury supermarkets. Organisers of the sleigh, Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club, say their presence promises to be ‘better than ever’. Furrows of Shrewsbury have joined up with Rotary
SYLVIA TELLS ROTARIANS OF HER EXPERIENCES IN SIERRA LEONE
A Staffordshire woman who takes part in overseas development aid projects has told a Shropshire Rotary club of how child soldiers in Sierra Leone managed to survive the internal war and were now doing good to help vulnerable street children in the West African country. Sylvia Keris, who has been a volunteer in different African,
SANTA’S COMING TO TOWN FOR LIGHTS SWITCH ON
Visitors to the switch-on of Shrewsbury town’s Christmas lights will be in for a real treat… For the Rotary Santa sleigh with Father Christmas on board will be positioned at the bottom of Pride Hill before and after the ceremony on Wednesday November 23. The sleigh, which will be towed into town with a vehicle
ROTARY’S THIRD DONATION TO VILLAGE COMMUNITY HUB
A Shropshire village community hub is to receive its third Rotary donation to support their food bank. At the same time, Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club’s latest gift of £300 to Pontesbury Community Hub will also help finance a luncheon club where people can obtain a cooked meal for a small charge. The request for a
STUDENTS COULD BOOST ROTARY’S CHARITY FUNDRAISING
A Rotary club’s charity fundraising could be boosted this Christmas – with the support of a group of local students. Laura Kiiza, a teacher at Shrewsbury Colleges Group, told members of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club that the students, mostly 16 and 17 year olds, could support the Santa sleigh as elves at supermarkets and on
WHY ROTARIANS ARE ‘SITTING TALL’
For the first time in the 35-year history of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club its members sat tall at the front of their chairs to practice – an ankle loosener! It was all part of a chair-based exercise programme designed to boost circulation and help prevent trips and falls. The club was visited by Sue Chalk,