Service
Fellowship
Philanthropy

If you are a local charity, community or voluntary organisation, or a family or individual seeking assistance for a project or a good cause we may be able to help.

The Club

The Rotary Club of Retford is part of a network of over 35,000 Rotary Clubs worldwide which provide charitable support and service to a variety of good causes in their local area and worldwide, as well as providing friendship and fellowship to members.

Membership

The club has over 70 current members ranging in age from 30 years upwards, mainly drawn from local business and the professions. Each year we raise and disperse around £100,000 to charities, community organisations, families and individuals.

Meetings

In addition to the numerous charitable service and social events which it takes part in throughout the year, the club also meets every Monday evening at 6.30pm at Ye Olde Bell Hotel, Barnby Moor DN22 8QS.

FUNDRAISING AND DONATIONS

We spend a lot of our time raising funds which we then donate to many local causes, both charities and to individuals in need. The following are some of the charities to which we have donated funds during our last financial year 2022/23.

  • Bassetlaw Hospice
  • Bassetlaw Food Bank
  • Nottinghamshire Women's Aid
  • The Aurora Centre
  • HOPE for the Homeless
  • Branching Out
  • Stephen House
  • Focus on Young People in Bassetlaw
  • Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice
  • NSPCC
  • Riding for the Disabled
  • Motor Neurone Disease Society

We also support International causes to help people affected by natural disasters and you may have seen us from time to time in town making street collections from which we have then donated to

  • Aquabox
  • Shelter Box
  • Ukraine
  • Turkey/Syria Earthquake

We also have a long-standing partnership with a South African charity providing breakfasts to around 600 primary school children. This is knows as our Bread Fund.

Funding Applications

The Club is willing to consider applications for funding from individuals and organisations for all sorts of reasons. If you wish to apply please download the application form using the button below and email the completed form to the email address indicated.

We will contact you in due course and may seek further information from you.

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