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Rotary Magazine for District 1210

Donation of toiletries

Rene Carlisle of Newcastle-under-Lyme Rotary writes:
Jean, a very good friend of mine rang and told me she had
heard on the radio and TV that people were not only struggling
to buy food and pay their bills, but many were now also finding
it hard to fine the money to buy toiletries.

She was appalled and felt so sorry for these people who were in
such dire straits. I was told she had been buying toiletries every
week, for a couple of months and she now wanted to bring
them to me for distribution, as I would know who needed
them.

I was very touched by this and marvelled yet again at the
compassion some people feel for their fellow man. She told me
that she had taken this decision because of how much I
did on behalf of Rotary, the Barracks Trust and Newcastle
Community Transport and everything else she knew I did for
the community.
Jean is 86years old and feels, because of health reasons and other factors, she doesn't have the energy
now to join any organisations, but she still wanted to do as I do and this was her way of giving
something back.

I like to think of myself as a person of action and I think this is a marker that I may be getting it right!

Rotary lights up the town

Rotarians in Kidsgrove held their annual Bonfire and firework event in the town’s Clough Hall Park on
Guy Fawkes Night at the start of October.

District Governor Steve Antill accompanied by his wife Helen and their daughter Chloe (pictured
below), lit the bonfire and fired up the twenty minute long firework display created by local company
Monumental Fireworks.

Stallholders sold their food to the 2,000+ crowd and a funfair helped make it a fantastic night for those
attending.
Proceeds from the event are used by the club’s charity to support local organisations.

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