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| Projects Listed on this page are some of the many projects that Rotarians from Eastbourne AM are involved with. Please note that all project work adheres to the following: Child Protection Policy TREE OF LIGHT  At Christmas time the Rotary Clubs of Eastbourne AM and Eastbourne Sovereign organise a special Christmas Tree which is located outside the Congress Theatre. The tree is covered in a host of white lights each one dedicated to the memory of a loved one. The importance of the tree is the comfort it gives to families and individuals throughout the area. Everyone has been affected at some time in their lives by the loss of a relative or friend, visiting graves is not always practical and to be able to remember someone special at Christmas is important. Individuals are invited to sponsor a light in memory of a loved one and the money raised benefits a number of local charities. Click on the image to visit the Tree of Light website. INTERNATIONAL & FOUNDATION Overview of Projects for the International and Foundation Committee - July 2009 - June 2010 VISION AID International is committed to collecting and sending as many pairs of unused spectacles as we can to Vision Aid. AQUA BOX We liaise with the Interact members and the schools where 5 boxes so far have filled. QUICKEN TRUST  The committee has a continued commitment to support the education of a young girl in Kabbubu. She has now moved up to secondary school. We write to her and have regular reports back. Club members took part in the Static Bike ride to support the charity. Click her for images of the bike ride ICC MISSIONS We work closely with ICC Missions to support the work in the Ukraine. Last year the club supported this work with an £800 donation. The committee will continue to support this over the coming year. SARVA Last year we helped raise funds to provide the first part of a Nurse Training for a young woman in India living in a leper colony. Usually a relative of someone suffering from this ancient but curable disease would not have the opportunity of an education. The stigma is very great. We hope this year to be able to continue to fund this training. INTERNATIONAL MEAL  Each year we organise an International Meal and most of the profits we make go to the Jaipur Limb Project in Delhi, India. The rest will go towards other Rotary International projects. This year the meal will be at the Ganges Indian Restaurant, at the harbour on February 25th. CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS Each year we sell fabulous Christmas puddings on behalf of a Rotary Club in Wales and all the money raised goes to the Clear a Minefield appeal. Last year one of our members, Dave Tritton, went out to the minefields with Past District Governor, John Wilton. CONTACT CLUBS We have two contact clubs, one in Kasangati, Uganda and the second in Altenburg Germany. We have been working with both clubs on a Rotary Matching Grant to provide a well in Kasangati which will provide clean water for the hospital and village. We also have the opportunity to visit and host our Altenburg contact club members.  Look at our news page for more information on the matching grant project at Kasangati.COMMUNITY SERVICES We provide services to the local community both in Eastbourne and further afield. This year our main fundraising efforts are supporting the purchase of a RNIB Talking Book and our ongoing commitment to the Breakaway Project run by Horam based charity SASBAH. Smaller projects include a Christmas Party for disadvantaged children, christmas hampers and other treats for the local womens' refuge and support for the Eastbourne charity BabyAid who provide some Christmas joy for orphans in Romania. Our fundraising events this year include: Casino Night - Our annual Casino and Race Night at the Cumberland is being held on the 2nd October and will be supporting SASBAH and our talking book. Some of the prizes on offer are DAB clock radios, a Links of London bracelet and a hamper of coffee goodies. Party goers will enjoy a flutter on the horses and a chance to try their hand at roulette and blackjack with a buffet supper. Win A Car - We will be be having our stand in the Arndale Centre again this year, where we will be raising money for our community projects. Christmas Cake Raffle - After the success of last year our ex Elite Hotels pastry chef Community Chair is raffling a beautiful handmade Christmas Cake with tickets on sale from mid October Quiz Nights - We will be running our very succesful Quiz Nights quarterly at Alice Croft House, Eastbourne. The next quiz with the theme "Back to School" is taking place on the 20th November, tickets £8 to include a delicious fish and chip supper from Tsan Fish Bar in Seaside Road. There will be a fun raffle, a bar and a chance to win a case of wine in this opportunity to show off your Trivial Pursuit skills! Rattonians Matinee Trip - on the 28th November we are taking 20 elderly people to the Rattonians' Christmas matinee and then onwards for a cream tea. This is a joint project between the Rattonians and Eastbourne AM with St Andrews School very kindly donating the minibuses to collect them and take them home. Narrowboat trip - We are renting two narrowboats to take us to Camden Lock on the 10th March for a tour of the Talking Books studio, some retail therapy and a trip through the Regents Canal. Details are yet to be confirmed. Fashion Show - A fashion show is planned for 6th May 2010. Please check back for more details. YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES The Youth Opportunities Committee funds youth related projects. This year our main fundraising efforts are supporting local students in their career development by offering successful candidates places on the Rotary Youth Leadership Scheme. We will also be helping Eastbourne AM Interact Clubs formed at Cavendish and Ratton Schools and supporting their ongoing development, supporting the Hockey Golf Event for local Junior Schools held at Ratton and supporting a young person on the SASBAH weekend. We will also be raising funds to support The Elizabeth Foundation in their work with pre school deaf children and their parents. Our fundraising events this year include: Golf Event. We will be holding a novel golf event in May 2010, it is hoped to hold the event on the 9 hole course at the Royal Eastbourne Golf Club. This is a ‘handicap’ competition for teams of four, one experienced golfer accompanied by three non golfers. The non golfers will have the opportunity for a training session prior to the event. There will be a prize giving dinner at the close of the event. Please check for further details of the above events in the New Year 2010. We also expect to be holding regular raffles ‘win a bottle of wine’ at Breakfast meetings during the year. SOCIAL As a breakfast club, we have very little time on Friday mornings to get to know each other better and further develop the friendships and fellowship that bind us together as a club to achieve the objectives which are important to us all. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON ANY PROJECTS THAT SHOULD APPEAR IN THIS LIST, PLEASE FORWARD INFORMATION TO GRAHAM BUCHANAN graham@wsileadingwebdevelopment.co.uk | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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