Cookham
Fun
Regatta
Saturday 7th September 2024
We are Rotary
Rotary is one of the world’s largest and most successful global membership and humanitarian service organisations with 1.4 million members in over 200 countries. Rotary's people of action have used their passion, energy, and intelligence to create lasting change across the globe, in our communities, and in themselves.
In the Thames Valley alone members of 56 Rotary clubs plus Rotaract, Interact and Rotakids clubs are supporting initiatives and making a huge difference in their local communities and through many international projects from literacy and peace to water, health and much more.
Find out more about being a member at www.cookhamrotary.co.uk and
www.marlowthamesrotary.org.uk
How Rotary is helping Ukraine
- Raised at least £6,500,000 for many aid initiatives
- Over £400,000 for purchase of medical equipment
- 7,000 signs to warn of minefields (100,000 are required)
- 7,000 baby hats knitted and sent
- £126,000 for supply of 10 large generators for hospitals
- Donations to Shelterbox for tents and household basics
- Collected and transported clothing, food, toys, walking sticks and frames
- Several hundred Aquaboxes sent to provide disease free drinking water
- Provision of ambulances
- Provision of 4 wheel drive vehicle and drones to help with mine clearance
- Summer Camps for displaced children
- Friendship boxes containing childrens’ play and educational items
- Provision of a software based educational programme
New initiatives now started in addition to the continuation of the above:
- Summer Camps for displaced children
- Friendship boxes containing childrens’ play and educational items
- Provision of a software based educational programme
