The Rotary Club of Camberley founded in 1945 is open for membership to men and women in business, management or professional positions who live or work within the Surrey Heath Borough or its immediate surroundings.
During it's many years of service to the community, the Club has been involved in numerous projects including the setting up of the first Old Peoples' Home in Camberley, the provision of the Senior Citizens' tea room, providing play areas at Frimley Children's Centre and at local schools, an outside reading area at Frimley Green Library, provision of games and books to The Ridgewood Centre, the Patient Resource Centre at Frimley Park Hospital, provision of medical equipment to a local surgery and much more. As part of its service to youth in the borough it organises annually a Public Speaking competition, Practice Interviews for students about to leave school, Art and Young Chef competitions. It also funds a youth leadership course and provides a Young Citizen of the Year award. The Club supports the annual national Stroke Awareness day by organising free blood pressure testing in Main Square and holds food collections to provide Christmas hampers to over 120 single people, couples and families. Its annual Christmas collections in the town centre and at Longacres Garden Centre and Carol Concert enables the Club to support many local charities.
Internationally the Club provides Shelter and Aqua Boxes for the homeless post tsunami, earthquakes and other disasters, provides Shoe Boxes containing toys and basic teaching aids to eastern Europe, Africa, Asia and South America.
The Rotary Club meets every Tuesday evening at 7.00 pm at Camberley Cricket Club and welcomes visitors. To arrange a visit and find out more about the club, please contact Alan Costello email: a.costello@ntlworld.com, tel: 07954 439444
Camberley Cricket Club, Upper Verran Road, Camberley, Surrey GU15 2JL
