Club News

February 23^rd was World-Wide Rotary Day, a chance for Rotary Clubs around the world to talk about what they do.

All clubs have had to adapt during the pandemic and Faversham Rotary Club is no exception. We might not have been so visible in the town as usual but we’ve supported local organisations with grants from our Covid-19 Emergency Fund, "topped-up" by three online quizzes which raised over £2,000 and were good fun!

The Club has targeted its support to groups working with young people and the elderly, with a focus on physical health and mental well-being.

We made Christmas happen, even though our annual Carol Tour didn’t! There were almost 8,000 views of the Christmas stories on our Facebook page.

Thanks to many generous donations we gave Christmas gifts to Faversham’s Young Carers and to the Almshouses residents. We also arranged some Christmas cheer for the senior citizens at Carnalea and Cooksditch.

Faversham Rotary Club will continue looking for ways to help its local community.

Have you considered becoming a Member or Friend of Faversham Rotary?

Please contact our Secretary if you think your organisation might benefit from Rotary help.

Did you spot us at Faversham Medical Centre when you had your Covid jab?

Rotary Clubs across the country are providing volunteers for vaccination centres and members of the Rotary Club of Faversham have been helping to keep things running smoothly at Bank Street.

Many other organisations and individuals are also volunteering and will be doing so for some time to come.

Have you seen the lovely splash of purple at the corner of the Recreation Ground? Rotary clubs help to plant millions of purple crocuses every year to raise awareness of their efforts to End Polio Now.

Faversham Rotary has supported this campaign for several years and thousands of purple crocus have been planted in and around Faversham, including at the Rec.

Polio is a crippling and potentially fatal disease which Rotary and it’s partners have been working hard to eradicate since 1985. Then it was endemic in 125 countries, now it is just two, Pakistan & Afghanistan.

Although there are relatively few cases each year, over 400million children worldwide still need doses of polio vaccine to prevent the return of this crippling disease. 

When a child receives their life-saving polio drops on mass immunisation days, their little finger is painted with purple dye so it is clear that they have received their polio vaccine, hence Purple4Polio.

Every £1 raised is matched with £2 from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. A single dose of polio vaccine costs just 20 pence so every contribution makes a difference.

End Polio Now