A Rotary club which was so impressed with the work of a Shropshire/Mid Wales based charity working with overseas children struggling to live with cerebral palsy has agreed to make the organisation a £1,000 donation. Members of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club were inspired by the presentation they were recently given by the Potter’s House Community
MIDLANDS AIR AMBULANCE ‘ROLLED OVER’ FOR SECOND TREE OF LIGHT FUNDING
A regional charity has been selected for a second year and two local charities which also serve the community will benefit from the 2023 Rotary Tree of Light in Shrewsbury. Midlands Air Ambulance will be joined by Barnabas Foodbank PLUS and The Ark in sharing the total funds which Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club will generate
ROTARY SUPPORT FOR DISASTER VICTIMS
A Shropshire Rotary club is supporting relief efforts following the Morocco and Libya disasters. Members of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club have agreed to purchase a £600 ShelterBox. The ShelterBox will provide urgently needed equipment, including a tent, to support a family who have lost everything.
LAUNCH OF NEW SHREWSBURY SEVERN ROTARY BANNER
Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club launched its new banner at the first of Shrewsbury Colleges Group Student Induction Festivals. Members of the club manned a stand at the three events covering the London Road, Welsh Bridge and English Bridge campuses. As a first step to joining Rotary, students under 18 at the three campuses were being
LOCAL CHARITY’S PLEA FOR SUPPORT FOR KENYAN CHILDREN’S PROJECT
Children struggling to live with cerebral palsy in a poverty-stricken region of Kenya are benefiting from life changing equipment – thanks to a Shropshire/Mid Wales-based charity. The Potter’s House Community Based Organisation whose representatives Cath Barton and Ruth Stevens are based locally in Shropshire and Mid Wales have spoken of the ‘desperate need’ for funding
ROTARIANS ON THEIR BIKES FOR BORDER RANDONNEE
A group of inexperienced and unfit cyclists have tackled their first ‘get fit’ cycle ride in readiness for a charity event. Members of Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club, including its president David Morris and vice president Maria Jones, took part in the 17 mile training session in a bid to be fit to support Shrewsbury Darwin
KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE IS POLICE PRIORITY – ROTARIANS TOLD
Keeping people safe, whether they live in a rural area like Clun or in a town like Shrewsbury, will continue to be a West Mercia Police priority, its Police & Crime Commissioner has assured. PCC John Campion has spoken about his ‘Safer West Mercia Plan’, which he launched in 2021 during a visit to Shrewsbury
ROTARY CLUB INCREASES ITS SUPPORT TO LOCAL SCHOOL
Our Rotary club is responding to a local school’s greater need for funding. Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club is increasing its annual donation to the Grange School from £1,000 to £1,250 after being told their need is now so much greater. Due to the cost of living crisis parents experiencing financial hardship are unable to purchase
TOP ROTARIAN THROWS DOWN THE GAUNTLET
A top Rotarian has thrown down the gauntlet to a local Rotary club to recruit and retain new members. Dr Mukunda Chidrawar, who heads the Rotary district that includes Shropshire and Staffordshire, was paying his first visit to Shrewsbury and Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club following his new appointment. His message was recruitment, retention and relevance.
ROTARY’S £17,000 OF DONATIONS OVER LAST 12 MONTHS
A Shropshire Rotary club has made charitable donations of more than £17,000 over the last 12 months. The latest Shrewsbury Severn Rotary Club donation of £750 is in sponsorship of the Shrewsbury Colleges Group Star Awards. The awards honour outstanding achievement and were received by a record high nomination of 39 students. “This is quite