Welcome to the Rotary Club of Upper Eden
Club Number 1376Rotary District 1190
A greeting from our president 2011-2012
Rotarian Bill Barr
The Rotary Club of Upper Eden is a diverse group of individuals who enjoy the company and fellowship of similar like-minded people. Our Tuesday evening meetings at the Black Bull, Nateby, have an emphasis on conviviality; include a meal and refreshment, a short business agenda and frequently a guest speaker. Throughout the year there are regular events some of which are fundraising like the Yomp and Christmas raffle while others are aimed at helping the local community, such as the Young Designer Awards, Community Bingo and Town Tidy Up.
Our club has some talented and enterprising members and contacts who have directly embraced projects in far flung corners of the globe, note the links on the left for Mali and Timbuktu. We have also given assistance to Tim Coburn and his project to help with schooling in the poverty of Kibera, Nairobi. These projects are particularly satisfying as they have given us direct contact with those in need.
Other projects rely on the infrastructure of Rotary International such as Polio Plus which is now very close to the incredible feat of world eradication of the disease. Shelter Box is a fast growing and successful organisation that was started by Rotary and is able to respond rapidly to those humanitarian disasters that regularly occur in our world.I recommend that you have a look at the video on the Vision Aid page and look out for the “VAO smile”. It is a fine example of how a small amount of money, well placed, can make a huge difference to people’s lives.
In short being a member of Rotary is life enhancing; it is enjoyable and satisfying, it encourages us to engage with each other, it promotes a sense of community and together we can perhaps achieve something for those less fortunate than ourselves, locally, nationally and internationally.
