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below year five were decorating a paper picture of ROTAPROJ
the boot and so raised more than £162 for the
charity. Rotaproj, which is an annual fun day for mentally
and physically handicapped people from Devon
According to Janet Pearce, the competition was and Cornwall, is celebrating its 30th birthday at
thought up by the Rotakids. “They designed their its next event on Sunday 22 July 2018
own posters and wrote letters for help with PR
material from The Hospice; wrote a news piece It’s organised by the two Kingsbridge clubs but
for the school magazine; and president Sophie is financed by contributions from Rotary Clubs
gave a talk to the school assembly explaining why throughout the South West, with the generous
Rotakids chose the hospice and what the hospice support of the Rowlands Family and their fun fair.
did for life-threatened children.” Welcomed by a local jazz band, more than 500
Rotakids meet at the school every Friday after guests from all over the South West, along with
lunch and have so far attracted 14 members. their carers, will arrive by coach and minibus on
More from Falmouth President Paul Wyatt on the Sunday morning and will spend the morning
01326 312520 at the fair, where all the rides are programmed to
or paulwyatt@hr-specialist.co.uk. be at half-speed.
Lunch is provided at the leisure centre, where the
local fire brigade and their fire engine turn up and
carry any of the wheelchairs up the outside steps.
In the afternoon, there’s a magician and a disco
to entertain the guests.
The organisers will be sending letters out in the
New Year to all the Rotary clubs in District 1175,
seeking a minimum of £75 per club to support the
day, which costs about £4,000 to run.
Get a taste of the 2017 event here:
https://www.facebook.com/kingsbridgeestuaryrot
ary/videos/1870073443246416/
Find out more from Stephen Kerr, President of
Kingsbridge Estuary Rotary Club, on
steve.kerr.uk@gmail.com or 01548 852066.
