1.2 million members manning 32,000 clubs spanning over 200 countries. A huge network of people dedicated to the service of the poor, the illiter- ate, the sick and the disabled.


Rotary provides service to the local community regardless of colour, ethnicity and faith.


On an international level Rotary has vaccinated 2 billion children in 122 countries. helping to reduce the incidence of POLIO worldwide by 99%. About 350,000 children used to be left crippled and helpless every year.


Rotary Foundation promotes peace, international understanding and goodwill.


Rotary clubs mobilize their resources towards relief in case of natural or man- made disasters in any part of the globe.


The Rotary Club of Hornchurch and Upminster supports the following charities:


First Step – provides support and a place to learn for pre-school children with special needs and their families in the London Borough of Havering Kids Alive International - meets the needs of children having no other reason- able means of support Little Havens - a hospice offering care to children and their families, providing respite facilities for families of children having life threatening illnesses St Francis Hospice - offers specialist care for adults having life limiting illnesses Ravens Bourne School - provides specialist education for children with severe learning difficulties many of whom have profound multiple physical and medical problems. The Jaipur Limb Centre - provides artificial limbs, callipers and other aids to the physically handicapped poor in India; the largest limb centre of its kind in the world Wheelchair Foundation - aims to deliver a wheelchair to every child, teen and adult in the world who needs but cannot afford one Datalink - message in a bottle- a potential lifesaving scheme provides special medication instructions and contact numbers in cases of emergency The Canal Boat Project - hires purpose-built and adapted, wide-beam accessi- ble canal boats for holidays and short-breaks to people with disabilities and community groups Supports local schools – our Playathon provides a stage for musically talented children to perform at the Queen‟s Theatre


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