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Michael Turner
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The Rotary club of Thornbury has been very active in the local area in recent months. Possibly you will have seen us directing traffic during the Christmas Lights switch on and at the quarterly Food Fairs in Castle Street. We have used these opportunities to raise money to support local, national and international charities and other good causes. We also had several opportunities to fund raise at the Wyevale Garden Centre . However our main fund raising activity during the Rotary year is our Swimarathon - for more information see the front page of this website.
This Rotary year I am keen to support medical research as any advances in medical science will have a long lasting impact for both present and future generations. The 2 charities I have chosen are Cancer Research UK and Meningitis UK; a significant part of the proceeds from our Swimarathon will go to these charities. However we have spread our net much wider and, in recent months, we have made donations to the British Legion, the Fairbridge Trust, the NSPCC, the Friends of Gloucester Hospital, the Motor Neurone Disease Association and SAMS. Closer to home we have funded a participant in the Rotary Young Leaders Programme, and have provided a lunch (and entertainment) for a number of elderly people in the Thornbury area.
The polio plus campaign goes from strength to strength and, all being well, will be able to announce shortly that no new cases of polio have been reported in India in the last 12 months. This major success has been achieved by rotary clubs throughout the world working together.
Icon Rotary Young Leaders' Course 2012
Applications for the 2012 RYLA Course can now be made. Closing date is 28 February so don't delay!For full details Click here
Icon Mercy Ships - an international medical charity and a national Rotary sponsorship project
Since 2003 Rotary Clubs in the UK have raised £1.25M to support this very worthwhile Charity (website) providing a volunteer-staffed floating hospital to treat patients in underdeveloped African countries.
Icon Swimarathon 2012
The 2012 Annual Swimarathon will be held at Thornbury Leisure Centre on March 9th, 10th and 11th. and the major beneficiaries will be Cancer Research UK and Meningitis UK. Now is the time to enter a team to participate in this fundraising event which is sure to be great fun for all the family. Click here for full information
Icon Thornbury Rotary Young Photographer Competition 2012
Entries are invited from young people aged 5 to 17 for our 2011 Photographic Competition sponsored by NAB Plant Hire. The subject this year is ‘OLYMPIC SPIRIT’. The competition is supported by Thornbury Camera Club. Entries are invited in three age group categories each of which has a first prize of £50.00. Second and third prizes will also be awarded. The closing date is Tuesday 8th May 2012. Click the Young Photographer icon on the right to learn more and download an entry form.
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