Club News

New Rotary Year – New President

The Rotary Year starts on 1st July and that’s the date when new Club Presidents take office.
Faversham Rotary Club’s President for the new year will be Dave Darby, taking over from Michael Hoey, who has lead the Club during a particularly challenging year. 
Michael has the unique distinction of not holding a single face-to-face meeting with club members during his year as President, but that hasn’t stopped the Club from making a positive difference in Faversham.

Michael says, "I am proud of what the club has achieved in the past year. We supported local charities and helped local schools and St Vincent de Paul get support to families in difficulties. Our on-line Christmas stories also attracted thousands of views at a time when spirits were low. Dave is taking over a vibrant club and will make it an even more vibrant club in the year to come."

Incoming President Dave says, “It’s a great honour to be asked to be President for the forthcoming year. Faversham Rotary have for over 70 years been supporting local causes. During the pandemic, under Michael’s excellent leadership it has been no different, including providing Marshalls for the vaccine roll-out.”

Dave adds “I would encourage anybody who is likeminded in wanting to make a difference to check out our website 
 

Despite lockdowns and restrictions, Rotary projects and activities have continued to take place nationwide to help those in need.

Thanks to fund-raising zoom quizzes and generous donations, Faversham Rotary has been able to provide financial help to several local groups so that their volunteers can continue to support the local community. These groups include the Abbey Physic Garden, Cinque Ports Rowing, FACE, Faversham Strike Force, Faversham Swimming Club, the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Young Carers and many others.

Faversham Rotary Club Volunteers have stood side by side with health care professionals and other key workers supporting the vaccine roll out across the district.

Volunteers’ Week – a time to say “Thank you” to all the unsung heroes who voluntarily help in so many ways to support their community.

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.