The Rotary Club of Ely has now been serving the communities of Ely and district for over 70 years, supporting many well-known charities in this area and the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity was delighted to be selected as the beneficiary of their latest four figure donation.
On the international front The Rotary Club of Ely have supported many projects including Water Aid in Africa and Asia, and are presently active in Rotary Foundation’s ’Polio Plus Campaign’ to rid the world of Polio. In addition the club send ’Shelter Boxes’ to disaster areas throughout the world when they occur.
The Arthur Rank Hospice Charity was thrilled to receive the funds which were raised at the well-known in Ely event Aquafest and through the Rotary Club’s annual Christmas collection. The generous gift will help the charity to fund vital care and support for more than 1000 patients and their loved ones per year across Cambridgeshire both today and in the years ahead.
Rotarians and their guests were able to learn more about the charity, the care offered and the holistic approach taken. The lunch also provided a super opportunity to provide an exciting update as to the progress of the new hospice appeal and to watch a fly through video clip of the completed project.
Donna Talbot added “We are so very grateful for the Rotary Club of Ely for helping us to make every moment count. Having secured funds to the value of £6.4 million to date for the hospice appeal, every pound really does count and allows us to move closer to reaching our £10.5 million target. Rotarians have been of great support to the charity over the years from volunteering their time to support at our events and by helping us to raise awareness of our work to holding collection tins on our behalf on numerous occasions, their support has been diverse and we remain so very appreciative.”
John Dennick, President of the Rotary Club of Ely added “We are so pleased our donation will be put to such good use, we just wish we could have added an extra zero to further recognise the fantastic work of the hospice and all of its staff.’”
Mike Bentley, Community Service Committee Chairman and John Dennick, Rotary Club President kindly presented to Donna Talbot, Director of Fundraising & Communications for Arthur Rank Hospice at their weekly lunch meeting at Witchford Village Hall.
Image: L-R: Mike Bentley, Donna Talbot & John Dennick
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