This year’s Harpenden Quiz of Quizzes was won by just 4 points by ‘Measure for Measure’, who have taken part in all 27 years of the competition!
Third time for quiz winners
Modular homes revive Ukrainian village
Local Rotarians pictured with one of the 124 temporary modular homes that have helped to house residents of Moshchun, a village near the Ukrainian capital, where Russian bombardment destroyed or severely damaged 70% of the buildings.
Their appeal to other Rotary clubs brought support from 12 countries including Britain. Our Ukrainian Quiz Night, held in November, raised funds for furniture and other household essentials.
Ready to receive
Some 19 months ago Rotary in Harpenden took on a project to raise funds to equip a new operating theatre being built at the Kyengera Women’s hospital in Wakiso, near Kampala, Uganda.
We had the task of raising the equivalent of US$5,000 to get the $30,000+ project off the ground.
How the Big Give helped thousands in Malawi
Pump Aid, the charity dedicated to bringing the benefits of clean water to African countries, was one of the main beneficiaries of the funds raised by Rotary in Harpenden’s Classics on the Common show last July. It has now found a way to double the value of that donation.
Shoebox surplus extends benefits to Malawi
Each year, toys, games, writing materials and toiletries are delivered to disadvantaged youngsters and elderly people in central and eastern Europe through the Rotary Shoebox scheme. This year school children in Malawi also benefited.
Debating Competition ‘so valuable’
St George’s School won both the intermediate and the senior cups in the Harpenden heat of the Rotary Youth Speaks: A Debate competition, held at Aldwickbury Golf Club before an audience of parents and teachers.
Schools’ Choir aids Community Food Club
For nearly 30 years Rotary has been hosting A Concert for Christmas at the Methodist Church in Harpenden in aid of their President’s charity. This year Rotary in Harpenden was supporting Redbourn Community Food Club.
Fundraising success for Ukraine Quiz Night
The quiz organised by Rotary in Harpenden to raise money for the ongoing rebuilding of Moshchun, a village on the outskirts of Kyiv, raised £1133.
2023/24 Young Photographer Competition
Budding young photographers have the opportunity to enter their work in the Harpenden heat of Rotary’s country-wide Young Photographer Competition. The competition is split into three age-defined sections: junior, intermediate and senior. The judges, drawn from Harpenden Photographic Society, have no knowledge of the identities of the competitors. You’ll need
Charities share £34,000 from Classics on the Common
Three charities nominated to share in the £34,000 raised by last July’s Classics on the Common show, organised by Rotary in Harpenden, were presented with cheques at a dinner at Aldwickbury Park Golf Club.