Chartered September 22nd 1980

Amwell Rotary Club

Amwell Rotary Club is part of the worldwide fellowship of Rotary Clubs that makes up Rotary International.

Rotary clubs are firmly based within local communities, with their members meeting on a regular basis to enjoy friendship, networking, and to plan projects that will benefit the lives of others.

We work to give something back to our communities - locally, nationally and globally.

We always welcome enquiries from like minded people who want to find out more about us, about who we are and what we do.

There are more details about Rotary membership HERE

Weekly Meetings

Amwell Rotary Club meet each Monday (Bank Holidays excepted) at 6.15 pm for 7:00 pm sharp at

The Salisbury Arms Hotel

Fore Street

Hertford

SG14 1BZ The Salisbury Arms Hotel, Hertford

What happens at meetings?

Usually we will have a speaker - although roughly once every two months we will hold club committee meetings. Following committee meetings, we will then have a business meeting a week or two after.

The fellowship we enjoy over a meal or a beer and a chat, and the friendships that grow from that, reflect in the service projects we undertake and the other good causes that we support each and every year.

Interested?

Then why not CONTACT us to arrange to come along to one of our meetings as our guest?

Where is Amwell?

Great Amwell is a small village in the county of Hertfordshire, England, some twenty miles North of London.

When Amwell Rotary Club was formed, the name was chosen as being pretty much at the midway point between the three already existing Clubs - Hertford, Ware and Hoddesdon.

Now as then though, our membership is mainly drawn from the larger towns and villages in the surrounding area.

Thank you Vic!

It was an absolute pleasure to welcome Vic Hobson to our meeting last night. Vic has just stepped down after 20 years as the CEO (And founder) of local charity Mudlarks.

This charity has done amazing things for the local community and we, as a Rotary Club, are pleased to have supported them That is why we are honored to have presented Vic with a Paul Harris Fellowship award

Thank you Vic -and enjoy your next adventure!

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People

Thanks to the genorosity of those who attended our Carol Service at Haileybury in December, we have been able to donate £1000.00 to the Hertfordshire branch of Hearing Dogs for Deaf. People.

Pictured above is Hearing Dog George , who will soon be retiring to enjoy a well earned rest.

Sending Rotary Greetings and best wishes from Amwell to our Kenyan colleagues!

The Magic of Rotary

Rotary International President Stephanie Urchick announced that the 2024-25 presidential theme is The Magic of Rotary and calls on members to recognize and amplify the organization’s power to save lives.

“Don’t misunderstand me – we are not going to end polio or bring peace to the world by waving a wand and saying some funny words. It’s up to you. You create the magic with every project completed, every dollar donated, and every new member.”

Polio Eradication

We believe that the world is on the brink of seeing "the very last case of polio"

Rotary International has been focusing on eradicating the disease for over 30 years.

Eradicating the last few cases is a big challenge as they are in countries where transporting and delivering the vaccine is often disrupted by civil war, conflict and local hostility

Despite this, the number of cases is falling dramatically due to fantastic work from Rotarians around the world.

The Rotary Foundation

The Rotary Foundation marked it's centenary in 2017.

An endowment fund, set up by Rotarians in 1917 with an initial contribution of $26.50, became a not for profit corporation known as The Rotary Foundation in 1928.

Upon the death of our founder, Paul Harris, in 1947, a massive influx of Rotarian donations made in his honour - totalling some US$2 million - launched the Foundation's first programme, graduate fellowships, later to be known as Ambassadorial Scholarships and now Rotary Global Scholars.

Today, contributions to the foundation total more than US$80 million each year and support a wide range of humanitarian grants and educational programs that enable Rotarians to bring hope and promote international understanding throughout the world.

April is: -

Maternal & Child Health Month

Every day mothers risk their lives giving birth and millions of children die each year from treatable, preventable causes. At least 7 million children under the age of five die each year due to malnutrition, poor health care, and inadequate sanitation. To help reduce this rate, Rotary help provide immunizations and antibiotics to babies, improve access to essential medical services, and support trained healthcare providers for mothers and their children. Rotary projects ensure sustainability by empowering the local community to take ownership of healthcare training programs

Through grants from The Rotary Foundation, Rotarians improve access to essential medical services for mothers and their children. These efforts are aimed at reducing the number of children under age five who die each year because of malnutrition, inadequate health care, and poor sanitation – a figure that is currently estimated at 7 million.

According to another estimate, more than 80 percent of maternal deaths can be prevented with access to reproductive health services and trained health care workers. Rotarians provide education, immunizations, birthing kits, and mobile health clinics to support these causes. Women are taught how to prevent mother-to-infant HIV transmission, how to breast-feed, and how to protect themselves and their children from disease.

Thank You Everyone!

Huge thanks to everyone who came along to the Ware Fireworks on Saturday November 2nd 2024

We hope you all enjoyed the amazing display!

Donations 2023 - 2024

Amwell Rotary Club were able to make donations to the following charities and good causes during Rotary Year 2023 - 2024

Always Bee You
SPACE Herts
CHIPS
CORAM Life Education
Hertford Museum
Mudlarks
Ware Museum
Hertford Bereavement Cafés
Marie Curie
MNDA Hertfordshire Branch
Handicapped Children’s Action Group
Parkinsons UK local branch
Rotary Kids Out Day
ALFS for aid for Ukraine
Shelterbox
Education project in Sri Lanka
Support for 2 Kenyan students

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