Martello Rotary Seaford On Your Marks, Get Set, Go… Brand Ambassadors In life there are the ‘doers’ and the ‘watchers’ When you come across ‘Doers’ you need to work with them, get them onboard because a ‘Doer’ is worth 10 ‘Watchers’. Having known Paddy Powney for many years via the Rugby Club we were not surprised to be told that he and his partner Bethany Eager were Martello Rotary’s highest charity fundraisers in our recent Virtual Run, which earned them a surprise thank you prize of dinner for two. However, these two energetic, young, socially aware people can help Rotary in many ways, least of all by helping us bridge the generation gap. Following this success, we have asked for more of their help and they have willingly agreed to become the first of our Martello Brand Ambassadors. Paddy and Bethany already supported one of our main charity recipients from the ‘Virtual Run’, WOLO (We Only Live Once), and we will be working together in future to support not only WOLO, but also Newhaven Lifeboat, the Youth Counselling Project and a number of other charities in Seaford. Through them, and hopefully many others, we will be learning how to encourage other young people in Seaford to support the community with COVID seeming to be extending it’s time with us we will be needing all the help we can to assist both young and old within the community. Martello Rotary has involvement and fundraising activity for sports, environmental and social projects available for everyone to get involved in. This is work that is not just for oldies, but anyone who wants to get involved can take part!
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Run for Martello Rotary 2, Seaford Head 10K Virtual Run
By the time that you read this our second virtual run of the year will have been completed. All entry fees have gone to support two charities, the amounts being split on a 50/50 basis – Martello Rotary and RNLI. As in our previous virtual run there was an entry fee and each individual could then accept the challenge of raising money for, and on behalf of, the designated charities through the sponsorship pages. (See https:// race-nation.co.uk/register/seaford-martello-rotary/runfor-rotary-2 for more info.) Martello Rotary needs funds to support the numerous requests received from local organisations. These are often not well known or large organisations, but usually consist of a few unsung heroes, working hard to help those less fortunate in the community, often needing a little financial help just to carry on. Obviously, this year has put many under immense strain, with demand for services massively increasing whilst fundraising opportunities have been reduced. Martello Rotary is one of a number of local organisations that seek to help balance this situation.
Newhaven RNLI
Due to COVID the annual fundraising fêe had to be cancelled. This is their biggest fundraising event of the year, and along with all other events they had planned since March it is a huge blow to their fundraising totals. So, every penny we can raise to help is of value and goes towards maintaining the boats and ensuring the crew have the right protective equipment so they can save us if we get into difficulty. Your charity in supporting events like the Seaford Head Virtual Run can help them weather the storm. With you beside them, they will always be ready, right now and in the future. We hope that you will agree that the idea of the virtual races will provide an excellent opportunity for you to help local charities whilst having fun (and exercise!), so watch this space for the next event. Photo: Paddy Powney, Andy Payne and Bethany Eager.
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