Maidenhead Rotaract Valuing Everyone
Maidenhead Rotaract goes into its 29th year and beyond by celebrating its differences!
Since its launch in 1968 by Rotary International, Rotaract has been serving thousands of diverse communities and helped to develop many peoples’ skills and abilities. Rotaract in Great Britain & Ireland now plans to mark and respect its Diversity with a new Diversity and Equality Policy, launched during World Rotaract Week (8th – 14th March 2009).
Maidenhead Rotaract plan to celebrate their diversity and mark World Rotaract Week in style with a World Culture Party taking place on Tuesday 10th March.
Club President, Lisa Burnett, told us a bit more about the event, “each member in our club has selected a country and is bringing something to represent that country e.g. music, art work, game, dance, photos; and something for everyone to taste from that country to the event so we can learn more about the cultures of the world.”
They are also contacting Rotaract Clubs based in these countries to find out how they hold their meetings and what projects they are doing this year so they can learn more about their international friends and share ideas. They may even try to have a web chat with a club in South Africa during the event.
Not only is this a unique cultural event, Maidenhead Rotaract are also using it to raise funds for their charity of the year, The Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust, a charity set up in memory of a little boy called Alexander. Alexander was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour in November 2001 at the tender age of just four years and after a long battle against his illness he sadly passed away. In honour of his outstanding courage and strength his parents have formed this trust. The long term is to build and fund a Children’s Hospice service in the Berkshire area.
If you would like to attend this event or find out more about Maidenhead Rotaract Club please contact Lisa Burnett on 07876 341334.
Maidenhead Rotaract Club is also looking for new members to join in the fun. Rotaract is a dynamic international organisation that provides an opportunity for men and women aged 18‑30 to meet new people, take part in a wide range of events and get involved with the local and international community.
A Rotaract club’s activities are decided by its members and are always varied and great fun. Maidenhead Rotaract have recently taken part in a sponsored swim, been Sno-Tubing, organised collections for local charities, helped on environmental projects, and had speakers from local charities. You name it and Rotaract have either done it, are doing it, or are organising to do it again!
If you’d like to know more, take a look at www.rotaract.org.uk/maidenhead, email us at maidenhead@rotaract.org.uk
