Community & Vocational Service Page
The Chairman of the Community & Vocational Service Committee for the 2001/2002 year is the hard working Rotarian Steve Lunn, who has been a member of the Community Service Committee since joining Rotary and
who always puts 100% into the work of this Committee. This year his projects include:-
- The Community Award, which will recognise an individual's selfless service to the community on a voluntary basis.
- Senior Citizen's Evening - scheduled to take place in May, 2002 on a date to be announced.
- Kids Out, 2002 - supporting, once again, the Distict Project.
- Drug Awareness - the Committee is proposing to continue to support local drug issues as required.
- Rotary Footpaths - this project has been extended over a number of years but Steve now intends to ensure that it is completed this year.
- Sun Screen Competition - This project came to light recently at Eastlands Junior School. It is being organised at both Eastlands and Netherfield Infant School and we propose to provide the prizes for this.
- Oaklands - Rotarian David North has kindly agreed to offer his services to continue this project at no cost to the Club, other than the cost of materials.
- Talking Newspaper - It was agreed that this project must continue and the Committee will continue their involvement and look at the possibility of purchasing new recording equipment.
- T.B. Alert - this is a joint RIBI and T.B. Society project to provide leaflets raising awareness of the increase in T.B. in this country.
- C.D.ROM (Citizenship) - the Committee will look at the possibility of providing these to local schools if they are compatible with the curriculum.
- Christmas Prize Draw - the Committee will continue this self fund raising method of allowing many small organisations to raise revenue.
- Concert - the Committee wish to arrange a similar concert to the recent DARE event.
- Deserving Families - following the rewarding experiences last Christmas, the Committee will be continuing with this project.