Rotary Wheel

President
Michael Robinson
President
2013/14
The Rotary Club of Thornbury Image of GB&I
Serving Thornbury and surrounding communities in South Gloucestershire, England
Headline Photo Swimarathon 2013
Our annual Charity Swim extravaganza -The Swimarathon - took place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday 8th-10th March 2013 at the Thornbury Leisure Centre. This is the principal fund-raiser for the Thornbury Rotary Club, and is enjoyed by all participants and watchers. Some 51 Teams entered and a total of 7,128 lengths of the Thornbury Leisure Centre pool swum over the course of the weekend. Sponsorship pledges received amounted to £8,204.83p, and this is confidently expected to deliver over £10,000 when gift aid and final sponsorship monies are collected.
The Castle School band (Panache) produced a wonderful atmospheric background to the whole event, and all participants went home with their individual Certificates as a memento and reminder of their contribution to this family event.
President Phil Savage’s choices for the principal beneficiaries from last Rotary year’s Swimarathon was the Bristol Oncology Centre, and the Wellbeing of Women in the Third World Charity of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
On 20th April Inner Wheel members and in particular President Joan provided us with an excellent fund raising concert at St Marys Church, Olveston with about 140 people attending. The event raised over £700 which is being donated to Rheumatology Research. The music was provided by the ladies ’ ‘Fascinating Rhythm’, a Cappella Chorus, of which President Joan is a member. Joan expressed her thanks to all Inner Wheel members and Rotarians who supported this event including the provision and service of canapés and a bar. Headline Photo
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Thornbury's Rotary Club has served the community since 1971, and has sponsored many local projects.
It has raised £300,000 and donated it to local, national and international charities, projects and appeals.
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