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Published:
September 5, 2006
Local
groups benefit from Burnham-On-Sea Rotary Club fundraisers
Two
local worthy causes have this week received large handouts of
cash from Burnham-On-Sea Rotary Club.
 The
presentation of £2,100 each to Burnham's BAY Centre and
Highbridge's National Blind Childrens Society came after a busy
year of fundraising for Rotary members.
During
President George Moon's year, the Club raised more than £14,000
for local, national and international charities.
Various
events were held, including the group's annual bookshop, fireworks
collection and an international wine festival and an Irish night.
Local
charities and good causes to benefit included the Highbridge Festival
of the Arts, BARB, the Pantomime Society, King Alfred's Concert
Band, Childrens' Hospice South West, St. John Ambulance and St.
John Ambulance Cadets of Highbridge, Burnham and Highbridge Community
Association, Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance, Hillview Junior
Carnival Club, King Alfred School, St John's School and the Burnham
Gateway Club. A donation was also made from the proceeds of the
fireworks collection to Burnham and Highbridge Town Council for
its charitable fund.
Mr
Moon told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "Rotary is a service organisation
and we enjoy having fun and helping in the community. Sometimes
we can actually give service, like planting the bulbs and picking
up litter along Queens Drive, other times we help by raising money
that others need to enable them to do good. Last year went very
well and we have been happy to help in our local area."
The
Club has got off to a good start in its new year under President
Mike Young, with the Bookshop raising almost £1,800. Collections
at The Seagull at Brean and Home Farm in Burnham in aid of the
victims of strife in Lebanon produced another £400 from
holidaymakers.
"We
are grateful to Home Farm and The Seagull for their support,"
said Mike. "The money has been used to buy a Shelter Box
that will provide shelter and cooking equipment to keep homeless
people alive."
To
find out more about Burnham Rotary Club please contact Secretary
Brian Bell on 01278 783502 or see the club's web site, linked
below.
The
photo shows Immediate Past President George Moon, Tracy Whiteman
of NBCS, President Mike Young, and Di Monahan of the BAY Centre.
RELATED
LINKS:
Burnham-On-Sea
Rotary Club [External site]
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