Rotary KidsOut Update JULY 2023
Published in News · Saturday 12 Aug 2023
Compiled by Rotary GB&I KidsOut Coordinator Steve Cartwright
National Rotary KidsOut Day (NRKD) A big ‘THANK YOU’ to Clubs and members, it is VERY pleasing to report that just over 20,000 children from 1,438 schools, and sponsored by 312 Rotary Clubs enjoyed a great day out at 168 venues around Rotary GB&I in June.
It is still not too late to register your Club’s NRKD Event, however please contact me without delay.
‘Moving on swiftly’ to the MAIN priority for Rotary KidsOut until the end of 2023:
ROTARY Christmas Toy Box initiative ‘Every Refuge, Every Child’ held annually every year (July – December). Rotary Clubs are asked to donate £25.00 to KidsOut for every ROTARY ‘Toy Box’, each, individual ‘Toy Box’ will be filled with over £80.00 of NEW toys, applicable by age and gender and sent to EVERY child residing in a UK ‘Domestic Violence’ Refuge at Christmas.
Following a very successful Christmas 2022 where Rotary Clubs donated over £75,000, ensuring 3,138 children received their very own ‘Toy Box’ at Christmas, we shall be doing it all over again for Christmas this year (2023). ‘Closing Date’ for donations is 30 November 2023.
Further details will be supplied separately as Steve Cartwright is currently compiling current data on over 450 Refuge locations throughout Rotary GB&I.
Pantomime / Christmas Show Tickets: At the time of going to press, details are still to be confirmed regarding this year’s FREE Christmas Show tickets. KidsOut hope to again be able offer restricted date/time tickets at various larger city venues.
NB: Please note it is expected in return for supplying free tickets that Rotary Clubs will able to provide ‘bucket collectors’ at the end of the specified performances.
Again, further details to follow when confirmed.
Rotary District KidsOut Ambassadors / Coordinators are in 20 of the 24 Rotary GB&I Districts
Rotary KidsOut are desperately in need of finding an ‘Ambassador / Coordinator’ in Districts 1010, 1180, 1285 and 1320.
Do you know who is your District Ambassador / Coordinator, why not invite them along to speak at your Club / District Event?
Have you seen the KidsOut Website? https://www.kidsout.org.uk/
Who to CONTACT in the ‘first instance’? District Rotary KidsOut Ambassador where available, or if in any doubt contact Steve Cartwright – Rotary GB&I KidsOut Coordinator