Community

May 022016
 
Rotary at Meopham's May Day Fayre

At the May Day Fayre on bank holiday Monday, in the grounds of Meopham Primary Academy, Rotarians were out in force, promoting Stroke Awareness and ShelterBox.  Rotarians from all three of the local Gravesham clubs invited adults at the Fayre  to have their blood pressure taken by professionals (doctors & nurses) as part of the

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Feb 222016
 
Collecting for Marie Curie Nurses

The Rotary Club of Gravesend collected  over £500   for the Marie Curie Daffodil appeal last Saturday 20th Feb when the members put on funny (but warm) hats and sold trays of daffodils outside Tesco’s store in the New Road. Pictured are Brandon Edwards (left) aged 4 from Gravesend and his cousin Ruby (right) aged 6 

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Dec 032015
 
Presentations to Charities

The club met representatives of local charities to hear about their work and to present them with donations. The money was raised from our local community through the On Your Bike sponsored bike ride in April. Cheques totalling over £3,000 were presented to: Age UK North West Kent Alzheimer’s & Dementia Support Services House of Mercy

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Jun 042015
 
Hive Hope Food Bank Gets Our Support

Deborah and Jeff Keys with a band of willing helpers open up the Hive Food Bank every  Wednesdays and Thursdays to help local residents  who cannot quite make ends meet. On Thursday 4th June 2015 the Hive Food Bank celebrated its 1st birthday and  Deborah and Jeff Keys welcomed the President of the Rotary Club 

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Mar 162015
 
Help for BreatheEasy Gravesham

Recently the Club presented BreatheEasy Gravesham with a cheque for £200. Acknowledging this, its Treasurer said “On behalf of the BreatheEasy Gravesham group I would like to say a very grateful and sincere thank you, to all of the Rotarians for thinking of us and nominating the BreatheEasy Gravesham groupfor another gift so soon after

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