Cannock Rotary fulfilling their promise to community of Cannock Chase
The Rotary Club of Cannock held a special meeting to present donations to local charities from the funds raised at their Christmas collections. The Cannock club made donations totalling over £6,000 to 16 local charities and good causes.
Before making the presentation Club President David Marklew thanked the clubs who helped with their Christmas collections, Cannock Soroptimist, Cannock Lions club and the clubs corporate member the Stafford & Cannock League of Hospital Friends. The club also made Santa visits to local care homes and a Parkinson support group to bring some Christmas cheer. The club loaned out their Santa sleigh and took part in street collections around Coven to raise money for a local scout group and mothers’ union.
David outlined that the Cannock club are only too aware that there are many people in our area who are in need support so when reviewing the donation proposals, they looked to ensure they spread what funds raised across a wide spectrum of good causes. Such as groups and charities who support Youth & SEN Inclusion, the homeless, those suffering food poverty, support for victims of abuse, support for people on low incomes, warm space provision, the elderly, those suffering from dementia and those caring for people with dementia, hospice provision, local hospital needs and emergency preparedness and response
David thanked, Asda, Tesco and Penkridge Market for allowing the club to raise funds at their premises and he also thanked the people from the Cannock Chase community for giving their hard-earned cash to our campaign.
Donations on the night were made to St Giles Hospices, Child of Mine, Huntington Kickboxing club, Seasons Theatre Company, The Park Road Advice Centre, Stafford and Cannock League of Hospital Friends, MASE Dementia support, Cannock & District foodbank, Pye Green Christian centre and First responders. The club is donating to community-based charities who provide warm spaces provision, woman’s refuges and cancer care boxes.
President David Marklew told the meeting: “People often ask what are you collecting for and our answer was our local community and tonight we are fulfilling our promise that every penny raised would go to help those in most need.”
On receiving their donations, the charities thanked the club and talked about how the money donated would be used to help those in need.
Throughout the Rotary year Cannock Rotarians organise events to raise funds, whether it be a golf day, race night, quiz night, fun run or the annual Santa collections, all money raised is used to support good causes internationally as well locally.
If you wish to find out more about the Rotary Club of Cannock and events planned, visit cannockrotary.co.uk.
