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.

The Epsom Rotaract Christmas Meal 08/12/2012

Ho, Ho, Ho! Merry Christmas! The Rising Sun in Epsom was once again the site of our annual Christmas meal. A full house was present for a 3 course meal, complete with Christmas music, party poppers, crackers, Secret Santa and just general mucking about with poppers and string.

Blood Donation at Bourne Hall 25/11/2012

What do you want from me, blood? Well, yes. Epsom Rotaract club members Katie and John attended a blood donation session at Bourne Hall.

The ultimate community event, John and Katie donated their plasma to help those who may need it in the future. Katie was donating for an 18th time and John for his 1st.