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Rotary Magazine for District 1210
What is a Rotarian? Mischievous elf ready to
raise funds for Buddy
A Rotarian is a person:
who digs wells from which they will never drink, Bags again!
who vaccinates children they will never meet, Eccleshall's mischievous elf, Sylvia Keris, is
who restores sight for those they will never see, getting ready again to promote & raise funds for
the Buddy Bag Foundation during the festive
who builds houses they will never live in, season. Sylvia will be dressed 24 hrs a day as
who educates children they will never know, Buddy's Elf, every day in December up to
Christmas Day, and will be getting up to
who plants trees they will never sit under,
hilarious antics when encouraged, whilst
who feeds hungry people, regardless of race, promoting BBF - a wonderful Charity that
religion or politics, provides a bag of essential clothing, toiletry and
comfort items (including a knitted teddy) to
who makes crawlers walk half a world away,
children in refuges around the UK, who have
and who knows that real happiness can be found escaped from domestic violence.
by serving others.
So as she goes about her everyday life - whether
food shopping, at GP appointments, walking in
the Countryside or along the canal, at Rotary
So how can a Rotarian best serve others?
meetings or even at Yoga classes, etc., Sylvia will
By supporting our only Charity – The Rotary aim to bring a smile to people's faces. And
Foundation pictures will be posted everyday to see where
she appears next (similar to Elf on the Shelf) on
The Rotary Foundation is at the core of local Facebook pages including 'Love Eccleshall'
everything we do in Rotary and without it we
could not fund projects to allow us to continue and 'Eccleshall Today'.
to: “Do Good in the World” Buddy's Elf is happy to visit local charity venues
to promote your cause; or can make
If you have any questions about our one and appearances at commercial work places to
only charity, please contact:
promote your Business - in return for a
Tom Hunt donation to BBF please. Any enquiries about
Ludlow Rotary booking the Elf can be made in advance by
Endowment & Major Gifts Advisor e-mail to john@buddybagfoundation .co.uk
for The Rotary Foundation and donations can kindly be made via the
07860 525831 webgiving page www.justgiving.com/campaign/
tomhunt@littlebarnca.co.uk elf2022 with all money going directly to BBF.
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