The Blandford Stour Rotary Club has not let lockdown cut down on their continued efforts to help locally, nationally and internationally throughout these difficult times.

Members have been helping at the Blandford Medical Practice during the busy vaccination periods.
Despite travel restrictions they again managed to deliver 520 shoe boxes filled with Christmas gifts to deserving children around the world, as part of the Rotary national Shoebox Appeal.

They have supported the Blandford Foodbank, The Panda Preschool and Weldmar Hospicecare. Other local beneficiaries include Durweston School, The Blandford Trailway, The Blandford School and Longmead Farm Project. Much of this support has been done in liaison with other local service clubs, namely Blandford Rotary Club and Blandford Lions Club.

Nationally they were able to support Rotary’s Kids Out, providing a day out for local children with disabilities and other problems and The Rotary Young Leaders Awards Scheme where they sponsor several students from Blandford School.

Internationally, they have continued their 15-year support for their project outside Nairobi in Kenya called Kibera Mpira Mtaani (Kimmta) with the help of a local school whilst also continuing to support major Rotary Worldwide actions such as The Rotary Foundation and Polio Plus. Even in this very challenging year they have still managed to donate over £7,500 to many deserving causes.

President Graham Colls said: “Covid has shown the importance of communities pulling together and looking after each other. That’s what Rotary does all the time.”

To find out more about the club, contact the secretary at bsrotarysec@gmail.com.

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