Busy time for Rotary Club in Stowmarket with £2,000 raised
The Mendlesham May Queen draws the winning ticket at the Mendlesham Street Fair. Photo: Richard Tingey
It’s been a very busy period for the Rotary Club of Stowmarket Gipping Valley.
First was the annual Easter Egg draw which was held in various pubs and other outlets in the Stowmarket and surrounding villages.
This raised £1,080 profit after the cost of buying the Easter Eggs which will help the club support good causes in the area.
They then had a talk from Mike Smith, (pictured above with Kevin Widdick) of the Stowmarket Food Bank. Unfortunately, their services are needed more than ever with the perilous financial circumstances people find themselves in particularly at the present time. A cheque for £500 was presented to him on behalf of the club by Kevin Widdick who is President Elect.
A stall was set up at the Mendlesham Street Fayre where a wheelbarrow full of booze, worth over £200 and a hamper, were raffled, and the winning ticket was drawn by a young person who was the Mendlesham May Day Queen. This raised £460.
The gazebo was loaned by Mendlesham resident Val Remington-Hobbs. Although the weather forecast was rather gloomy, the rain luckily held off until later in the evening.
The Rotary Club of Stowmarket Gipping Valley meet every two weeks on a Thursday by Zoom and also face to face. If you would like to see how it operates email richard@tingeys.co.uk or phone 07834 247244.