Epsom Rotary/Rotaract Christmas Collections 2013!

HO! HO! HO! Once again, we, along with Santa Claus, have been helping the Rotary Club of Epsom with their Christmas Collections around Epsom! £2,695.31 was collected which will go towards Rotary and local charities!

Christmas Meal – 14/12/2013

We were back at The Rising Sun in Epsom again for our Christmas meal and we had another fantastic evening – full of singing, presents, food, drink and general merriment! 

Chris and Ellie's Birthday Meal - 23/11/2013

We had a great time celebrating Chris and Ellie’s at Smith and Western in Box Hill. Its becoming a bit of an annual event.

Surrey Treasure Hunt - 20/10/2013

We had a fun time clue solving and completing challenges around the Surrey countryside courtesy of club member Helena. And there was some friendly inter-club district rivalry with two teams from Woking Rotaract competing against two teams from Epsom Rotaract.

Epsom and Ewell Borough Family Fun Day - 21/09/2013

The annual Epsom and Ewell Borough Family Fun Day took place again on Saturday 21st September at Hook Road Arena and the club were on hand to help.

John's Birthday Meal at Los Amigos - 14/09/2013

We had a fun time celebrating John’s birthday at Los Amigos in Epsom. A great evening of Mexican food, cocktails and catching up with good friends. Happy Birthday Mr President!

Epsom Rotary Club President's Great Gatsby Charity Ball - 07/09/2013

This year’s Epsom Rotary Club President's Charity Ball had a Great Gatsby theme and it didn’t disappoint, we had a fantastic evening!

Solent Sailing Trip - 24 -26/08/2013

Simon organised another fantastic sailing trip over the last August Bank Holiday weekend.

 

 

Mystery Guest at First Club Meeting of 2013/14 - 02/07/2013

New Club President John arranged for a mystery guest from the club's past to attend the first meeting of the new Rotaract year. But who was it?

Helena's President Meal - 29/06/2013

To celebrate the end of a successful Rotaract year with Helena at the helm the club went for a meal at Epsom Thai.

President’s Induction Meal - 27/06/2013

Our President for 2013/14 John Bishop was inducted at a ceremony at the Royal Automobile Club along with Epsom Rotary's first female president Carol Caiger on 27th June.

The Offical Epsom Rotaract Poster! 05/06/2013

Here it is. It has been in existence for quite a while, but never....online. Until now! Ooooo. Club member Phillip requested that it be put online so that he can share a link about Rotaract with his work colleagues and friends. Following the lead of our Meetup and Facebook pages here it is on our official  blog!

Bank Holiday Solent Sailing Trip – 24/05/13 – 27/05/13

Over the May Bank Holiday weekend members of Epsom Rotaract were on the water again. Thanks for a great weekend Simon.

 

Eurovision Evening at Ellie and Anthony's - 18/05/2013

Anthony and Ellie hosted their fantastic annual Eurovision evening again and it didn’t disappoint. We all had a really fun evening, singing along, dressing up and enjoying dishes from Ireland, Portugal, France, Sweden, Turkey, UK, Israel, Greece, Switzerland and Belgium. Unfortunately the UK entry didn’t win, but at least we had Graham Norton’s witty commentary to entertain us. Thank you Anthony and Ellie for being brilliant hosts! 

Rainbow Trust Presentation 19/03/2013

We invited Lorraine Rudge, the Rainbow Trust’s  Community Fundraising Manager to one of our club meeting to hear more about the Rainbow Trust’s work and to present her with a cheque for £2,000 raised from our fundraising.

 

Slindon Conservation Weekend – 15/03/13 – 17/03/13

On the morning of 15th March 9 of us set off bound for Slindon on the South Downs for what would turn out to be an action packed weekend full of rain showers and sunshine. Welcome to Britain! Despite the rain our spirits were not dampened (excuse the pun).

Valentine's Day Charity Quiz 16/02/2013

Club president Helena on the mic

Our main fundraising event for the year was a charity Valentine’s Day Quiz for the Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity (http://www.rainbowtrust.org.uk/) and was held at St Mary and St Nicholas Church Hall in Leatherhead. The Rainbow Trust supports families with children who have life-threatening or terminal illnesses.