Rotary Club of Daventry - How and why we raise funds

Fund-raising

Fund-raising and Service

On the fund-raising side, we raise several thousand pounds each year, by a number of ventures, including assisting the well-known Xmas Sleigh, which visits widely in the Daventry area. Most years we also hold a barbecue or Summer Garden Party, which combines fundraising with social activity. We visit places of interest and organise charity auctions, bookstalls, a weekly tote and many other events.

On a civic level, for example, the Club donated the Sheaf Street Gazebo to the town and supports many local environmental initiatives.

The Sheaf Street Gazebo

On the National and International stage, Rotary has achieved a number of outstanding objectives, including the virtual elimination of polio by a campaign of vaccination in conjunction with the W.H.O. – some 1 billion doses have been administered World-wide, helping with the eradication of the disease.

We collect unwanted spectacles, with more than 10,000 having been sent to the 3rd world so far.

Here are some examples of our work:-

International Service Projects

We Support

An orphanage in Brazil
Hope & Homes For Children, a family and future for young victims of war and disaster
Goodwill Village in India for destitute boys
Re-forestation in sub-Sahara Africa
Mobile cataract hospitals in India & Africa
More than 20 emergency aid boxes a year, containing essential help, delivered to disaster areas

Working with young people

Mentoring young people at school and helping to develop reading skills
Sponsoring young adults in a leadership development course
Hosting scholars from overseas Rotary Clubs
Organising an annual young musicians competition
Circulating a CD-ROM against bullying & family changes,to local schools

Local Service

Supporting the local environment with owl boxes, benches, pocket parks, etc
Supporting many charities like the MS Society and the Macmillan Cancer Relief