I belong to a Rotary club and unlike many of the public misconceptions about Rotary being a bit stuffy, my club, the Rotary Club of Wallsend-Maryland is lots of fun and its members are great - generous community-minded people with hearts of gold and tremendous senses of humour. Christmas 2015 meeting However, we do have a serious side, and some of our projects are based in the local community - graffiti removal, supporting the homeless and needy, the local school's gifted and talented students' program and supporting local charities and other volunteer groups with catering for fundraising. Some of the catering team enjoying a break.... (We also have other projects we support which are district, national and international) This week we celebrated the 111th birthday of Rotary International but at a local level. Being a club which enjoys any excuse for a celebration, we are having a whole month of bringing our Rotary club...
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