Page 12 - District Interactive Newsletter Feb 2017

Christmas Round-up Chestnuts roasting

For many Rotary Clubs, the festive season Dartmouth Rotarians mounted their usual pre-
is a busy time for fund-raising. Here are Christmas chestnut roast in the town this season,
just some of the different ways clubs have but the unpredictable weather rather put a
found to raise money. damper on the occasion. At one point (December
22), the club had to call on a “couple of wives and
Six years on the trot a new member – Jonathan Sutton” to cover for
them so that they could attend their business
The Rotary Club of Braunton Caen were meeting and lunch.
delighted with their brilliant and successful week
with the Santa Sleigh Christmas Tour in
December; the sixth one for Braunton Caen.
Excellent weather helped and the money rolled in
from the generous public helping to raise
£1803.05. All proceeds will go to local good
causes in the village, helping young people, the
elderly and the Caen Memory Café in Braunton.

The club’s chestnut roast was a success again this
year, making about £1,100 for charity, albeit in
the face of considerable adversity. First, the
public address system was stolen (another one
had to be hired), and then the invaluable
. instruction book “How to Roast Chestnuts on an