Rotary Clubs

Working together to fundra aise

Two Rotary Clubs have been working together to raise money for charity.

The Rotary Clubs of Wolstanton and Stoke-onTrent carried out a new fundraising initiative over the festive period with a ‘Tree of Light’ at Trentham to offer members of the public the opportunity to donate to charity in remembrance of loved ones.

This was the first time the two clubs worked together and the Rotary Clubs have been working in North Staffordshire since 1927, supporting local, national and international charities.

Trees of Light are run by many Rotary clubs around the UK each year and raise large sums for charities.

Half of the money raised at the Tree of Light at Trentham was split between the Midlands Air Ambulance and the Newcastle based Peter Pan Centre for children with special needs and the rest has been given to smaller local charities through the Rotary clubs’ charitable trusts.

Mike Herbert, the member of Stoke Rotary Club responsible for Community activities said: “It was exciting to carry out this new initiative and we were very grateful for all the help and support from Trentham in setting up the tree. “In addition, many local companies sponsored the tree and it was a very successful fundraising activity.”

The 15-foot Norwegian Spruce was sited in the centre of the Shopping Village and covered in 6,000 white lights.

Members of the public were invited to make a donation in remembrance of a loved one and all the names were recorded in a digital Book of Remembrance displayed in the window of the News Kiosk at Trentham and on the dedicated tree of Light web page.

Members of the Rotary Clubs were at Trentham every day to greet the public and explain how the Tree supported the deserving charities.

For further information go online to: www.wolstantonrotary.org.

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