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Vale's got talent
Our first Vale's Got Talent competition was well received and we are now planning our second competition in 2011.
We were extremly grateful to all the local businesses who sponsored the event and they are all featured on our
dedicated web site
,
which details everything about the competition, and will allow online entry for 2011.
Check it out!!
What we did in July
Early in the new Rotary Year a small group of us ran a Frog Race for Nottingham's Cystic Fibrosis Fund Raising Committee. About 80 people attended and they all seemed to enjoy themselves - many being first timers. Our fee of £170 soon found its way into the Charity Account & the Committee were anticipating a profit of around £600.
The sub-committe for "The Vale's Got Talent" met early in the month to sort out poster & flyers & these should soon be displayed throughout our area. Local businesses have been highly supportive with their sponsorship & now we just need the entrants.
Denis' first meeting
started off, at The Plough in Cropwell Butler, with the handover of the SVP's chain of office to Duncan. Denis introduced his chosen charity and a very interesting talk was given by
Mr Mike Bishop, FRCS who was a consultant urologist at The Nottingham Nuffield Hospital. He has recently retired from full-time working but continues his voluntary work in treating cases of obstetric fistula injuries to women and young girls in Uganda, Gambia, Somalia and Nepal. There are some 60 voluntary organisations undertaking this type of work and of these the Club supported 'The Ugandan Childbirth Injuries Fund'.
The Ugandan Childbirth Injuries Fund is a UK-based organization which partners with small hospitals in remote regions of Uganda, such as the Kamuli Mission hospital. The Mission identify women with obstetric fistula though a number of avenues – village outreaches, health center referrals, radio shows, and simple word-of-mouth between women. They then transport women to “repair camps” at the Mission Hospital, where they are treated by surgeons from the Uganda Childbirth Injuries Fund. A donation of £800 was presented to him for this charity.
On Saturday 10th July "Splat the Rat" & "Open the Box" were both on our stall at
Radcliffe Carnival
. The stall was manned throughout the day and I'm sure that we made a bit of money for our charities as well as advertising "Vales Got Talent" & showing off a Shelter Box.
On 15th July we had a very informal meeting at The Pough in Cropwell Butler with no agenda. The meal was very acceptable but moving around the room was a "little tight". Again we were left with the uncertainty as to where we would be meeting at the next meeting. It's like having a weekly treasure hunt!