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Bags of Festive Cheer for the Homeless

19/12/2021

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Homeless people in Maidenhead and Windsor are set to receive some seasonal good cheer thanks to a joint initiative by three of the borough’s service organisations.
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Maidenhead Bridge Rotary Club, Maidenhead  Rotary Club  and Maidenhead Lions Club have teamed up to provide 30 goodie  bags packed with fun and practical items ranging from socks and toothpaste to chocolate Santas'.

The initiative is co-ordinated by Rotarian Eddie Piekut, who is also a volunteer for the RBWM Primary Care Service for the Homeless. He said: “If I was on the street I would be really chuffed to get one of these bags. It would give me a real lift to know someone was thinking about me this Christmas.”

He added: “It’s great to be part of the borough’s overall approach to the homeless. With help from RBWM’s ‘Make Every Adult Matter’ Rough Sleepers Team and Browns Community Services CIC we will ensure these bags provide some Christmas cheer to those in need.”

Lions president Karen Brown said: “The presents are part of the Lions’ overall approach to Christmas in 2021, where we are delivering vouchers to some of our town’s vulnerable people and their families to let them know Lions are still out there assisting the community.”

Nas Parkes, president of Maidenhead Bridge Rotary Club, said: “Winter is a very difficult time for people without a permanent roof over their heads, especially during the pandemic and this will help bring them a bit of festive cheer.”
President of Maidenhead Rotary Club Martin Trepte added: “This is a great initiative and shows what can be achieved when the town’s service clubs work together.”

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One Big Thank You

26/7/2021

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Maidenhead Bridge Rotary hosted a One Big Thank You Event on Sunday 25th July to recognise all the amazing volunteers who stepped forward from the community to help them deliver their Covid-19 Response Project over the last 18 months.  Held at Moor Hall in Cookham guests were treated to a variety of delicious cakes including chocolate cake, lemon drizzle and the most popular of all carrot cake!
 
The event was primarily to thank club members and volunteers for being part of the project which saw more than 120 people join forces to support more than 150 households with errands such as shopping, prescription collections, dog walking and befriending.  The amazing team ran more than 1,245 errands which equated to over 2,500 hours given in service.  In addition the club also provided weekly food parcels to 23 families who lost access to free school meals throughout the pandemic.
 
Lisa Hunter, event organiser and Covid-19 Project Manager, commented “It was so lovely first of all to see people face-to-face, I hadn’t realised how much I’d missed seeing people!  Secondly it was so special to be able to thank our wonderful volunteers who enabled us to support our community, putting faces to names that I’d been emailing or calling for months. It was a perfect afternoon.”
 
“This project proved the power of Rotary, the difference we can make to improve lives when we work together, use our skills and knowledge and take action to get the job done.  It’s one reason why I’m proud to be a Rotarian and today I couldn’t be prouder of everyone in the room.  Thank you for being superheroes.” Lisa continued.

Also at the event outgoing President Victoria Williams presented incoming President Nas Parkes with the ceremonial chain of office and a special gift was handed over to Victoria in recognition of the amazing job she did leading the club over the last year.
 
If you’d like to get involved in local projects, want to volunteer, raise funds for charity or simply meet new people, make friends and expand your horizons, then get in touch with Maidenhead Bridge Rotary today and discover what opportunities await you.

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Maidenhead Bridge Rotary Round-up

4/7/2021

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We are excited to release the first edition of our club newsletter for this Rotary Year.  ​It is packed full of updates and articles on all the amazing things we've been doing over the past couple of months and a roundup for the extraordinary last 12 months, including:
  • Welcome from Club President
  • An Extraordinary Year
  • Virtual Health Day
  • Health Focus: Posture Check
  • Environment: Earth Day Challenge
  • Social: Chocolate Egg Workshop
  • Rotaract: A Trip to South Africa
  • Recipe: Melktert
  • Service Above Self Award
  • Feature: Rotary’s Got Talent
  • Social: Cocktail Making
  • Rotaract: Meet President Tom
  • RYLA Candidate Profiles
  • Focus on a Club Member
You're Invited!
If you're not a member of the club yet, then we’d also like to extend an invite to you and your friends to join us at one of our fun upcoming events to find out more about what we do and how you can get involved. 
 
Remember we’re a very relaxed, flexible and friendly club so you don’t have to commit huge amounts of time to get involved.  It’s a great way to meet new people, try out new activities and give something back to the local community.
 
Check out the list of upcoming events on the back page of the newsletter, if you’d like to join us get in touch today.
 
We hope you enjoy reading it and if you, or anyone you know, would like to get involved with any of our volunteering opportunities, or attend one of our meetings, please do get in touch; and feel free to share our newsletter with others too.
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Maidenhead Bridge Rotary: Latest News

11/1/2021

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We are excited to release the third edition of our club newsletter for this Rotary Year.  ​It is packed full of updates and articles on all the amazing things we've been doing over the past couple of months including:
  • Welcome from Club President
  • New Year Greetings from the World
  • Crocus Planting: Purple for Polio
  • Feature: Green up our Street
  • Not Just a Prince
  • View from the Vice President
  • Fundraising: Peas for Polio
  • Volunteering: Festive Hampers
  • Rotarians Talk: DG Marius
  • The Rotary Foundation
  • Environment: News Round Up
  • Focus on a Club Member
​You're Invited!
If you're not a member of the club yet, then we’d also like to extend an invite to you and your friends to join us at one of our fun upcoming events to find out more about what we do and how you can get involved. 
 
Remember we’re a very relaxed, flexible and friendly club so you don’t have to commit huge amounts of time to get involved.  It’s a great way to meet new people, try out new activities and give something back to the local community.
 
Check out the list of upcoming events on the back page of the newsletter, if you’d like to join us get in touch today.
 
We hope you enjoy reading it and if you, or anyone you know, would like to get involved with any of our volunteering opportunities, or attend one of our meetings, please do get in touch; and feel free to share our newsletter with others too.
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Rotary and Rotaract Elves Deliver 114 Festive Hampers

12/12/2020

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Members of Maidenhead Bridge Rotary and Maidenhead Rotaract joined forces on Saturday to spread a little cheer this season.  The team, all socially distanced from each other, created 114 hampers filled with festive treats including mince pies, stollen, biscuits, jam and of course no hamper is complete without a chocolate Father Christmas!
 
The recipients of these hampers are the elderly who usually attend the annual OAP Christmas Party hosted by Maidenhead Rotaract, which sadly, but for obvious reasons, couldn’t go ahead this year.  Other recipients are people who Maidenhead Bridge Rotary have been supporting since March due to having to self-isolate and were chosen as they will be on their own this Christmas.
 
Lisa Hunter, event organiser, commented “It was such a lovely morning, working together as a team to bring a smile to people’s faces this Christmas.  There was a real buzz in the room and I was very proud to be a part of it knowing that it will make a difference to someone locally.”
 
The team have already had some lovely messages back from the 114 people they delivered hampers to, some of whom were speechless when they saw the gift on their doorstep, and that’s what it’s all about, spreading some festive cheer in what has been a very difficult year.
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Latest News

2/8/2020

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We are excited to release the first edition of our club newsletter for this Rotary Year.  ​It is packed full of updates and articles on all the amazing things we've been doing over the past couple of months including:
  • Welcome from Club President
  • Rotary Roundup 2019-20
  • A Zoom Afternoon Tea
  • Volunteering in the time of Covid
  • Rotarians Talk: Dave King
  • Meet the Team
  • A New Focus: The Environment
  • Environment Top Tips
  • Rotary: Where it began
  • Focus on a Club Member
  • What brings me here...
​You're Invited!
​Remember, if you're not a member of the club yet, then we’d also like to extend an invite to you and your friends to join us at one of our fun upcoming meetups to find out more about what we do and how you can get involved.  Remember we’re a very relaxed, flexible and friendly club so you don’t have to commit huge amounts of time to get involved.  It’s a great way to meet new people, try out new activities and give something back to the local community. Check out the list of upcoming events on the back page of the newsletter, if you’d like to join us get in touch today.
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Latest News from Maidenhead Bridge Rotary

19/4/2020

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It’s true to say that we’re all experiencing a rather strange, daunting and odd time right now; but its times like this that make me so proud to be a Rotarian.  As I was creating this, the third edition of our club newsletter for this Rotary Year, I’m reminded just how amazing Rotary is and how extraordinary our members are. 
 
Before we went into lockdown we organised and took part in a variety of events, two big ones for us in particular were our Health Awareness Day and Maidenhead’s Got Talent.  You would have thought that as we’re unable to meet and have had to sadly cancel our biggest event of the year, our Easter Family Fun Day, that we’d all have our feet up taking it easy… but not Maidenhead Bridge Rotary!  We’re out there supporting our community in its time of need, and being ably supported by Rotary in Maidenhead and members of the public, all of whom in my eyes are superheroes!
Therefore I’m pleased to share this newsletter with you all and hope you enjoy it too as it is packed full of updates and articles on all the amazing things we've been doing over the past couple of months including:
  • Welcome from Club President
  • Health Awareness Day
  • Maidenhead Pancake Race
  • Maidenhead’s Got Talent
  • Rotary District Conference
  • Social Media Hub at Conference
  • Volunteering: Covid-19 Response
  • Welcome to our new members
  • Social: Heart UK Quiz
  • Why I Joined Rotary
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You're Invited!
​Remember, if you're not a member of the club yet, then we’d also like to extend an invite to you and your friends to join us at one of our fun upcoming meetups to find out more about what we do and how you can get involved.  Remember we’re a very relaxed, flexible and friendly club so you don’t have to commit huge amounts of time to get involved.  It’s a great way to meet new people, try out new activities and give something back to the local community. Check out the list of upcoming events on the back page of the newsletter, if you’d like to join us get in touch today.
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