Club News

Following the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria in early February, Faversham Rotary organised a collection in the Market Place.

Club members were helped by several Explorer Scouts and their parents. Faversham residents and visitors to the town were very generous with their donations and the Club collected £400 which will go towards a ShelterBox. Further contributions have boosted the total to nearly £600.

This will fund a third ShelterBox, in addition to the two ShelterBoxes already funded from the Club’s emergency fund. 

As one donor said, “the people (of Syria and Turkey) need all the help they can get”.

Faversham Rotary Club recently welcomed a new member – Emily Scragg.

Emily became a Club member in January, but she had already been involved in the Club’s activities, including helping on the Carol Tour.

The picture shows Emily with Club President Scott Reeve and her sponsor Rotarian David Kirsch-Mills.

Emily said, “My grandfather Dr Roy Scragg (AM OBE) was a member of the Adelaide Rotary Club for 64 years. A highlight of visiting him in Adelaide was always an invitation to the lunch meetings. He passed away last year and I decided to honour his memory by continuing his legacy of service to the community through Rotary. 

I am very pleased to have joined and look forward to a fulfilling lifetime of friendship and activities through the Faversham Rotary Club - though my Grandpa would be the first to point out that I will never be able to beat his 64 years!”

Faversham Rotary Club recently made a donation to the Faversham Community Gymnastic and Activity Centre at the Jubilee Centre in the town to help support the soft play sessions held there for Ukrainian children.

The large soft play area contains climbing equipment, slides and tunnels, and soft equipment where children can use their imaginations as they zoom down slides, scramble across nets and roll under bridges.

A number of families from Ukraine are now living in Faversham and the surrounding villages. The sessions at the Jubilee Centre give the children the chance to play together, while their mothers can also spend time chatting to each other.