Mar
04
2012
We are pleased to announce that the winner of our recent Prize Music Quiz is Sandra Jones of Woodbridge in Suffolk, who takes home the £25 prize. Sandra’s entry was just one of eight all correct entries received and as a result, the winners name was drawn from the hat.
The Quiz, covering cryptic clues to the names of 50 musicians, groups and singers, covered different era’s and a number of different musical genres.
The quiz was organised to support the “Help Reece Walk” appeal which is now nearing its £45,000 target. We would like to thank all those who entered the competition.
Feb
26
2012
Members of the Rotary Club of Corringham Thameside turned out in force at the Eastgate Shopping Centre in Basildon on Saturday 25th February to collect money to support the “Help Reece Walk” campaign. We were joined by several volunteers from Gateway 97.8, who have been assisting us by raising the profile of the campaign. We were also helped by two members of the Basildon Concord Rotary Club.
Collecting from 10 a.m. through to 4 p.m. the generousity of the public was overwhelming – a magnificent £597.82 was collected to help send this little boy to St Louis Children’s Hospital in U.S.A. to have an operation that will enable him to walk unaided for the very first time. We have also managed to get the support of the Rotary Club of Clayton Ladore in St. Louis whose members will be available to give support to Reece’s family whilst they are in St Louis.
We all wish young Reece all the very best for a successful operation and look forward to seeing him afterwards, hopefully taking his first few steps unaided.
We would like to thank all those who so generously gave and to the Eastgate Shopping Centre for allowing us to make the collection.
Feb
22
2012
Pupils at Bulphan Cof E Primary School invited members of the Rotary Club of Corringham Thameside to their school assembly on Tuesday 21st February to learn about the eradication of polio worldwide. The school held a non-uniform day in which the pupils wore either purple or pink in support of Rotary’s Eradicate Polio Appeal. Each pupil contributed money to the appeal and raised a magnificent total of £121.50.The Rotarians told the school about the battle against polio worldwide, and set up a “mock” clinic to show the children what happens when children overseas are immunised against the disease. Each pupil was invited to take the medicine (a spoonful of jam) and then had their little finger marked with purple dye to signify that they had been immunised. It was great fun and the children took on board what we were trying to do. The assembly closed with the children singing a hymn about the pleasure of giving and President David Fenn presented the school with a club banner as a token of our thanks.
Jan
26
2012
Corringham Thameside were represented at the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy, part of the South Essex College when President David Fenn where the business studies students had to give a “pitch” for their own business at a “Dragon’s Den” held on the campus on Wednesday 25th January. President David Fenn was one of five “Dragon’s who listened to the pitches then grilled the presenters just like the T.V. show.
The students, all aged seventeen, presented a varied array of “businesses” which included Mobile Beauty Treatments, Event Photography, Selling Music Accessories, Classic Car Renovation, A Student Magazine, A Lottery and two who organised events.
Each presentation was allowed ten minutes for the pitch and questions whilst the “Dragon’s” judged them on the following criteria:-
a) Personal presentation
b) Confidence
c) Finance
d) Negotiating skills
e) Preparation and answers to questions
f) Their overall presentation
g) Evidence of extra research
The overall presentations were good, but just like the real thing “The Dragon’s” gave the students a tough time.
David will be returning to the Enterprise Academy on Tuesday 31st January to give his own pitch on the Rotary organisation, and how Rotary can help the students to achieve their charitable goals. He will also be setting them two challenges with a prize for the most successful.
