Householders are about to be asked not to waste food in their homes. The appeal will be made by Shrewsbury Food Hub who told Rotarians that food waste is the third highest generator of greenhouse gases. Kate Hudson, a trustee of Shrewsbury Food Hub, told a meeting of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club that last year
ROTARY CLUB’S £2,000 DONATION TO SUPPORT UKRAINE REFUGEE CRISIS
Members of our club have unanimously agreed to donate £2,000 to support the Ukraine refugee crisis ‘as urgently as possible.’ The Ukraine donation will be made through the Rotary Foundation linked to the United Kingdom Disaster Response Fund. This allows for the addition of 25% gift aid on eligible donations meaning that a £1 donation becomes
A ROTARY SANTA’S BEARD SUPPORTS THREE CHARITIES
A Rotarian Santa’s traditional beard shave has raised funds for a combined three charities for the first time. Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club member Peter Love decided to break with tradition and offered the proceeds of his 2022 beard shave to any charity which came forward with an interest. Three actually did – and as a
ROTARY SUPPORT FOR TWO INITIATIVES
A Rotary club is again supporting two initiatives – and seeking members involvement in one of them. Crucial Crew is running their annual event at Nesscliffe Army Barracks between June 6 and 17 and Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club has been asked to provide support for marshalling and other duties. Members have been asked to consider
ROTARY SUPPORT FOR OVERSEAS FARMERS
Farmers from under-developed countries are being supported by a local Rotary club. Shrewsbury Severn Rotary is making a further 10 loans each of £60 to entrepreneurs in the farming industries of Cambodia, Zambia, Vietnam, Rwanda and Ecuador. The loans are made through the Lendwithcare organisation with whom Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club has been working since
ROTARY’S £15,000 FOR CHARITY
From its annual two major fundraising events, Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club announced today a total of nearly £15,000 which will be earmarked for charity. Despite continuing Covid restrictions, the club received £9,253 from its Santa sleigh activities which included a presence at Shrewsbury supermarkets as well as tours of the town’s suburbs. Shrewsbury Severn Rotary’s
ROTARY CLUB’S CHRISTMAS BONANZA
It was a real Christmas bonanza……our club’s fundraising achievement as a result of the popular Santa sleigh and Tree of Light. Members of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club have been hearing of the ‘wonderful effort’ that the two major fundraisers have produced – a combined £12,850. President John Yeomans told members that the Santa sleigh had
ROTARIAN SEEKS A NEW CHARITY FOR HIS SANTA BEARD SHAVE
A long-standing Rotarian who every year grows his white beard to assist Santa is, for the first time, willing to hear from a charity who would like to be considered for the donations from the latest beard shave off. Rotarian Peter Love, a member of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club, is making the offer to the
‘COME AND JOIN US’ MESSAGE FROM SUCCESSFUL ROTARY CLUB
A Rotary club is marking one of its most successful charity fundraising seasons with a new message ‘come and join us.’ “It’s never been a better time to join Rotary,” is the invitation on offer from Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club. The opportunity comes on the back of hugely popular Tree of Light and Santa sleigh