THE ROTARY CLUB
OF SEVENOAKS

 

'The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands'    

'Service before Self'   

 

Fund Raising

Chairman - Duncan Stainer

10km Annual Charity Run: Director - Laurie Thomas

Fund raising, especially in any economic recession, requires effort and co-operation so that all club members can offer their ideas and expertise. Rotary endeavours to inform, assure and satisfy donors by ensuring that contributions are used without charge to help those in need locally and abroad. Whilst members are not expected to donate for all sums raised, they are required to participate in club activities that do raise funds for charity

Sevenoaks Rotary 10km Knole Park Run

The first 10Km Marathon Run in Knole Park was organised by the Rotary Club of Sevenoaks in March 2007. Its success in drawing athletes and social runners from all over Britain has allowed it to be an annual event. In March 2011, over 600 runners ran the ten kilometres and the event raised more than £ 6,000 for charity for the Kent Air Ambulance and Paula Carr Diabetes Trust. Main Sponsors were Knocker & Foskett, and Ibbett Moseley for the 5th successive year, as well as Davis Garage who provided field transport and manpower.

The full list of the runners can be found at the Sevenoaks Rotary 10Km charity run website which has a link below.

Sevenoaks Rotary 10km Charity Run Website

There are a number of pictures and a video at the following link: www.trekandrun.com

The Next Knole Park run will take place on Sunday the 11th of March 2012

General Charity Collections

Charity collections outside retail stores form part of our fund raising efforts. We would like to thank both Tesco's and Sainsbury's for their support and for allowing us to collect outside their stores.

Gala Concert at the Stag

The Rotary Club of Sevenoaks, helped by Richard Stilgoe and Peter Skellern, raised £10,000 for charity. Our Club has donated regularly to the Eradication of Polio Fund initiated by Rotary International and supported by a US$250m donation from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Subsequent concerts organised by us at the Stag raised £ 7,000 for Age Concern and Hospice in the Weald.

Annual Charity Dinner 2010

The Club’s Charity Dinner for 2010 was held at the Westerham Golf Club on 28th April and was attended by over 60 people.

The splendid speaker was Bob Ogley, the Immediate Past President of the Club, and an historian of Kent, the title of his talk being “The Spirit of Invicta “. He told of the major personalities who have lived and worked in the County of Kent and of the major events which took place in Kent during the past 100 years.

Some £800 was raised for Charity and this will be shared between the Kent Air Ambulance Trust and Water Aid, which is working to provide water and sanitation with this particular donation going to the District Governor’s project in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

Annual Charity Dinner 2009

Tom Hart-Dyke, the heir to Lullingstone Castle in Kent, was our quest speaker at our annual dinner in 2009. Tom, kidnapped in Columbia and held hostage for nine months, came close to losing his life at the hands of his captors. The famous 'world garden' at Lullingstone is the result of Tom's wish to offer something for all to enjoy - a wish he dreamed of when in captivity. Tom's speech, packed with suspense and surprising revelations, was enjoyed and appreciated by all those who attended. We raised £ 1,300 for charity at this event.

 

 

Start of the 10km Knole Park Run 2011

 


Bob Ogley with Tom Hart-Dyke - Charity    Dinner