In response to the growing need to support people with dementia and their carers a new dementia cafe has been established.
Jennifer Thornton becomes President of Camberley Rotary Club. Jenny is highly regarded fo her work in the local community supporting and promoting numerous well being initiatives. Recently Jenny was appointed President of Camberley Toastmasters .Jenny is a business development professional, specialising in helping small and medium sized businesses reach their sales and marketing goals here and abroad.
In a bid to overcome the fundraising blues, Camberley Rotary Club has offered all its local charities the chance to take part in an exciting Fundraising challenge.
It has worked better than expected, with 45 brave volunteers stepping forward to ‘walk on fire’ raising a whopping £16,000 for 7 local charities.
Camberley Rotary Club are successfully piloting a new Junior Community Award Scheme with two of its local schools.
The purpose of the Award is to give young people at the beginning of their adolescence the opportunity to involve themselves in a positive way in their community, acquiring new skills and abilities that will benefit both themselves and others around them.
The Club makes public collections at Christmas time for choosen charities and throughtout the year to assist with major national and international emergencies.
Boxing up for Xmas 2024. The club assembled and delivered 76 parcels across Camberley, bringing good cheer to over 300 individuals and families.
Some taken direct to their door and others through helping agencies!
Whether you are volunteering by helping your local community set up a foodbank or responding to local and international disasters, there is a project or activity to suit everyone. By volunteering with Rotary, you know that you will be changing people’s lives for the better.
Summer Food Camps, Schools, Judo Clubs even Swimming Clubs have been helped out by our Marquee and Gazebo team.
Usually, out loan on for mostly happy events such as Christenings, Anniversaries and occasionaly to accomodate mourners, the team used the stock of canvas coverings to help organisations battle on through the lockdowns.
The Rotary Club of Camberley is proud to be associated with the Children With Special Needs Foundation, a charity set up by Gordon Parris MBE, a former mayor of the town.
