Chichester Priory Rotary

For the Rotarians of Thames Valley, The Rotary Foundation's Vocational Training team model has allowed them to experience something they previously could have never imagined - making regular visits to Uganda to train hundreds of medical staff in emergency birth skills! 🤰

Ten years on from their first visit, Faringdon Rotarian Karen Eveleigh reflects on her most recent trip to the hospitals of Uganda as part of the team.

Read her full article here: https://www.rotarygbi.org/magazine/february-march-2023/training-the-trainers/

I'm curious, what do you consider the most valuable benefit of being part of Rotary International?

For me, the advantages are clear:

1️⃣ Global Reach: Rotary enables us to make a significant impact in communities around the world.

2️⃣ Professional Growth: Membership offers opportunities for leadership development and expanding professional networks.

3️⃣ Community Engagement: Being a part of Rotary means working alongside a diverse group of leaders committed to service.

What would you add to the list? I encourage you to explore what membership in Rotary could look like for you: on.rotary.org/3VADezj

It's the last week to see Minerva and friends scattered around Chichester and Arundel.

Don't miss out on a this fantastic trail, where fellow explorers have already walked over 10 miles!

Visit the website to learn how you can get involved: https://thebighoot.co.uk/

In Singapore, I shared 5 ways we can revolutionize Rotary International:

1️⃣ Make your club brand new: Identify and address your club's unique challenges.
2️⃣ Embrace new club models: Explore innovative approaches to club structure.
3️⃣ Focus on achieving more by doing less: Concentrate resources on well-planned projects informed by community assessments.
4️⃣ Look for and find allies everywhere: Build partnerships that amplify our impact.
5️⃣ Embrace new technologies: Leverage digital tools to enhance our reach and effectiveness.

Growing our membership is central to our ability to evolve and make a difference. It’s up to each of us to take these steps and inspire others to join our mission. How can you use these ideas to grow and strengthen your club?

Yaahoooo! We want to see you at in Calgary 🤠 Join us in Canada’s country capital for an unforgettable time of inspiration and adventure.

Register today 💛 on.rotary.org/3umeujx

Sawley Rotary puts poetry into Rotary - Rotary Digital - August 2024 Jayne Hopkins has spotted a gap in the market to form a Rotary club in the Midlands based around creative arts.

Unique hippo sculpture in fundraiser - Rotary Digital - August 2024 A no-holds-barred road safety initiative which targets teenagers was rolled out to more than 2,000 students thanks to Rotary Wexford.

With Maidenhead Bridge Rotary Club – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

Seventeen months since we sold our house we have eventually moved into our extensively refurbished new home.

Stone Pillow supports homeless and vulnerable people to achieve sustainable independence and wellbeing. On 19th October Hilary Bartle will speak at our meeting, 6.30pm for 7pm at Chichester Park Hotel. Please contact [email protected] for catering numbers.

Chichester Priory Dragon Boat Race takes place this Sunday at the Canal Basin from 11pm to 3pm Always a fun event. 11 teams taking part. See you there

Rotarians will be at the Cross on Saturday and Sunday this weekend. We are again collecting money to send to Rotary Clubs in Ukraine and countries around to help all those homeless because of the war. You were all so generous last time we collected and we will be for ever grateful if you can donate again this weekend. Every penny we collect goes to help. Thank you in advance.

We have set up a Crowd-Funding site www.rotaryhelpsukraine.com through which anyone - can make a donation to help the people of Ukraine

Ukraine Crisis Appeal Rotary Matches your Donation Please help the refugees from Ukraine. EVERY PENNY you give goes directly to those in need. Rotary is matching the first £10,000.

Thank you, thank you, thank you We raised over £6700 (gift aid will be added later) this weekend with taking your donations at the Cross. What wonderful people you are. This will be over with Rotary members in neighbouring countries to Ukraine, every penny, and they know exactly the best ways to use the money. Rotary in Chichester is truly grateful to everyone who donated. Chichester Priory, Harbour Club and c Chichester City Club

Next weekend Rotary will be collecting money for Ukraine at the Cross. We are an international organisation so are able to contact members in other countries who know where this money needs to go and spend it in the best possible way.We are also able to gift aid everything to give us even more to send. We hope the people of Chichester will support us in the vital collection.many thanks in advance

Congratulations to Isla Kavanagh Brown and Tammy-Marie Goddard from Chichester Free School who took first and second place in the final of the Young Chef of the Year award. Thanks to Miss Pye in helping organise our local round of the competition. We are very proud of the girls and looking forward to this next years competition

It’s 60 days until our 200th anniversary celebration at Chichester Canal Basin. We are celebrating on the 9th April and will be joined by a team from the . They will be kicking off our milestone day with a gun salute and historical talks. If you are planning to bring a dog or children, please be aware that the gunfire is very loud… we don’t want to frighten our visitors!

Many thanks to all the people in Chichester who donated to our Tonga appeal. We raised over a £1000 which we are sending ,in full, to our colleagues in New Zealand who know exactly where this money should be spent to help the Tongan people.

Our photographs from our Young Photographer of the Year competition will be on show at the Oxmarket Gallery in Chichester from Tuesday 18th January for 2 weeks. Please come and support our students and see what fabulous photographs they have entered.

Collecting Shoeboxes from Chidham Primary School

Enter our Rotary Young Photographer Competition - Closing Date 17th January 2022 - Plenty of time to capture all those magic moments

Great Fellowship Evening last night at Rotary with an interesting presentation form our two RYLA candidates.
Lots of lovely guests and members joined together for a lovely evening.

The new Rotary store is taking shape - Great to see the new door.

Wessex Rotary Shoe Box Scheme

The 2021 Shoebox project is well under way with our local schools.
We would now like to extend an invitation to you, your families and friends to participate in the project by donating filled Shoeboxes to supplement the excellent work being done by our local schools.

This is a project that most Rotary Clubs in the Wessex Region support. Children in our local schools, youth groups, and others, will fill a shoebox with small gifts and educational items, suitable for a number of age groups. The shoeboxes are then gathered and transported by Rotary Clubs to areas such as Montenegro, Albania and Tanzania, where they are distributed by local Rotarians to disadvantaged children in time for Christmas.

If you'd like to join in then just message us for more details and we'll send you the leaflet and let you know where to drop off your box.

Next Wednesday we have our RYLA students giving a presentation on their recent participation. Great local community and youth work.

https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/rotary-youth-leadership-awards

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is an intensive leadership experience organized by Rotary clubs and districts where you develop your skills as a leader while having fun and making connections.

The start of the famous or ‘infamous’ Boules at this weekends Rally. The fun starts here and a visit to Elgar’s birthplace this afternoon.

Neck and neck again for the Grand Final