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ROTARY CLUB
Barnwell Country Park
Well, we have all been waiting for some summer sun – none more so than us Rotarians.
Thankfully, the weather took a positive turn just in time for our Rotary Assembly. Our assembly is the celebration of the end of the Rotary calendar, and although the evening was a little cool we enjoyed a sumptuous buffet and were joined by representatives of just
The fantastic work at Birch Tree Café continues, providing young adults with essential life skills – now with cooking classes too.
And the efforts of Corby Dementia Friendly Community cannot be understated.
The young lady that we sponsor through the Marafiki Trust, Kate Winslet (yes that is
some of the charities we have celebrated this year, and those we have supported in the past. Recently, some of our Oundle Rotarians made the trip to the home of the Medical Detection Dogs in Milton Keynes and had been fortunate enough to see a ‘Super Sniffer’ in action. We were so pleased to be joined by Matt of Medical Detection Dogs, who gave
Oundle Town Football Club – who knew they had over 500 members and 28 teams in the league?
her name), is at the top of her class academically. She sent the club a lovely message and we wish her continued success in her goal to become a doctor.
So, with one year over and another just begun, our contributions totalling £4,800 have been distributed to our very worthy causes. It was all hands on deck to prepare for the Rotary Tombola on the 13th July at Oundle Farmers’ Market. We had a plethora of items to
a comprehensive overview of the work
of this very worthwhile and, in many cases, life changing charity. We also heard updates from Oundle Town Football Club... who knew they had over 500 members and 28 teams in the league? And with sporting achievement as a theme, we applauded William Roberts’ success at the recently held World Championships in Turkey as a part of the DSS GB team. William achieved an amazing 9th in the world for his 200m freestyle and getting three new personal bests from his eight races. Team GB won overall, thus remaining the World and European champions.
catch your eye, and of course everyone could find out more about our club and what we do. Perhaps you haven’t heard of Oundle Rotary
Club, and perhaps you would like to learn more?
We meet every two weeks on a Tuesday evening from 7pm. In the first instance
email: oundlerotary@gmail.com. For more information have a look at our Facebook page just look for @OundleClub or our website www.rotary-ribi.org/clubs/homepage. php?ClubID=432
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