throughout the collection that certainly in rural communities in Wales, this service was invaluable and needs to be supported. Total in buckets throughout the collection was £2094.96.
ABERAERON A’R CYLCH During the past six months we continued to
work within the community and encouraged other community groups to work with us by holding an Organisations Together evening inviting members of other local organisations and groups to come along and tell each other what each does and hoping that we can all work together at local community activi- ties. Hoping to see results of this incentive throughout this summer events. At the local care home, we supplied fruit harvest baskets which were well received, this encouraged us to then provide Christmas baskets providing toiletry items. We took part in the district quiz night and lost marginally to Lampeter. We chartered our Rotakids in November to complete our Rotary family, with 12 children from the local primary school - two from each school year initially. We entertained young people from the local special needs unit at the school for a Christmas Kids day out.
Ella MacConnaghie was runner up in Area
1 for Young Chef competition. Our Christmas street collections this year over two weekends in Cardigan and Aberaeron, saw people giving very generously with lots of stories to tell of their life saving gratitude to the Welsh Air Ambulance, raising an amazing £2094.96 for the much needed cause.
At our Rotary Christmas meal we were pleased to have with us DG Maggie and Bill Hughes, AG Kevin and Kirsti Sivyer and Mike Parry to present five of our members with Paul Harris awards for their generous contributions to Foundation. We enjoyed a Burn’s night supper to celebrate our 15th Charter night in January.
organising the whole event. In a word, “WOW!!” Select members of Aberdare Rotary Club
We applied and received sapling trees from
the Woodland Trust to fulfil the challenge of President Ian Risley and with the young children of the local primary school we took part in the Rotary Tree-Mendous Challenge in March and planted 30 trees in the school grounds. Above, the children with their tree planting certificates. Following last year’s success in the Rotary Bike ride we are repeating this on the 10th June and hope for a bigger line up of partici- pants. Members are trying very hard to raise our profile and encourage new members.
ABERDARE Club!
What a start to 2018 for Aberdare Rotary
The weather caused major events to be put on the back burner - Young Presenter inter-schools competition and the St David’s Day breakfast were cancelled as there was no bread or milk available for the golf club caterers.
on their Autumn Bus-pass day out! A great day was had by all travelling FREE from Aberdare, Merthyr, Brecon to Llandrindod Wells by bus, then onto Knighton by train on the lovely Heart of Wales line ALL FREE USING OUR WALES BUS-PASS! We then had lunch at the excellent Horse and Jockey in Knighton - which we would highly recom- mend - then even strayed across into England! The journey home saw us retracing our steps, arriving in Aberdare at 6.30pm. Great day out - all travel was FREE! So here is Aberdare Rotary Club’s challenge! How far can you get on your bus-pass (and back) in a day? And why don’t you join a Rotary Club for some real enjoyment - and service to others both locally and around the world!
ABERGAVENNY The fledgling Abergavenny Writing Fest
We met members of families who had stories to tell of the Welsh Air Ambulance services, how they were indebted to the medical treatment and efficiency supplied in this life saving work, some had personally received. One gentleman went home and came back with his coin bottle only too pleased to empty into our buckets, in gratitude of his families health following a road traffic accident the Welsh Air Ambulance attended (pictured). It was said on numerous occasions
Then came our annual International evening and what a bright and warming night was had. Mathew, a Chino-American multi-lingual student from San Francisco, and Arthur, a young Rotarian with a Taiwanese background from Vienna, (above) visited us from Atlantic College. Both aged 18 they impressed us with their easy attitude to strangers, their amazing international experiences and their knowledge and dedication well in advance of their years. The club was held in awe of their commitment to the integration of all colours, faiths and social background of all. Introduced to Welsh male voices by the choir from Mountain Ash singing in the college foyer, all Rotarians and guests were well prepared for the evening. We are grateful for the choir’s attendance and look forward to their next concert with us. Special thanks go to Vic and Gareth for
received a boost from the club which enabled more children’s workshops to be held. Pictured, writer, Sarah Kilbride who took the ‘Giant Bogeys and Stinky Stories’ workshop on Saturday morning. “The family day at the Abergavenny Writ- ing Festival was a huge success,” said organ- iser Lucie Parkin. “The backing received from the Rotary Club enabled us to hold five work- shops during the day as well as free activities throughout. Children’s writers who took part included Sarah Kilbride, Naomi Doyle, Ross Montgomery, Eloise Williams and a Welsh language session with Carys Glyn. “Visitors commented on the warm and wel- coming atmosphere and the children enjoyed
a fun and educational day. So huge thanks and gratitude to all at Abergavenny Rotary Club.” A Sub-Committee has worked collabora- tively over the last two years with local First Responders, the Welsh Ambulance Service, local shopkeepers and the community to identify strategic sites, provide training and work with local tradesmen to install a total
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