Some of the things we do in Rotary simply bring happiness.

I visited the Wolverhampton Ukrainian Community Centre today (2nd. September) to hand out a huge quantity of packets of M and M sweets to the refugee children. The centre is called ‘Razom,’ which in Ukrainian means ‘together.’

The sweets were obtained for us as a donation by Past District Governor Brian Reilly and the children shouted out with joy!

Hryhorij Kowalczuk (we know him as ‘Greg,) at the centre said “you made quite a few children smile today.”

IPP Richard Green.

Today we were able to welcome to our club 3 new members .Firstly, Doctors Subhash Kumar and Sanjiv Sinha, two GP’s who have worked in Wolverhampton for a number of years, amd also, Sasha Hollingsworth a trainee accountant .

President Sylvia with (L-R) Subhash Kumar, Sasha Hollingsworth and Sanjiv Sinha

They were introduced by Kewal Krishan and John Hollingsworth -two long-standing members of our club.

The City of Wolverhampton Club has under gone a rebranding and restructuring exercise which is bearing fruit and is encouraging more diverse applications and offering flexibility in membership.

It is very gratifying to see how the club has adapted and modernised and is welcomed by our members . If you wish to know more about the City Club, look through this website where you will find contact details.In these difficult times we all need to come together and help wherever we can.

President Sylvia

The bookshed for our Books4Home at Uplands Primary School, Wolverhampton has been officially launched, with great success.

Immediate Past President Richard was pleased to accompany Rotarian Norman Holmes to admire the bookshed. Norman is our ambassador for the project at the school.

The Mayor of Wolverhampton,  councillor Sandra Samuels, made her visit to the club on 26th July along with her consort Karl. She was made very welcome and supported by a turnout of 26 Rotarians. She is a member of Rotary herself in the Bilston club so no stranger to our organisation.

As is always the case, she was made an honorary member of our club as Mayor. She outlined her plans for her year in office which were very well received and we in turn offered our support in her endeavours.

She is no stranger to us here at RC City of Wolverhampton having attended our centenary year celebrations, and more recently our Best Foot Forward at Aldersley Leisure Village. She also featured in the press release this week where all four of the Wolverhampton Rotary clubs were financial support to the recently arrived Ukrainian refugees. She noted that the diversity of our club was a welcome step towards a more fairer society.

It was a very satisfactory meeting and one on which we all played a part in.

President Sylvia.

Four local Rotary Clubs, the Clubs of Bilston and Wolverhampton West, Tettenhall, City of Wolverhampton and Wednesfield, have combined to secure £4000 from Rotary Foundation funds in order to help Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in Wolverhampton. It is essential to help the refugees, who have lost everything, both with day to day necessities and with support to help them find their feet in their new environment.

The support from Rotary is being channelled through the Ukrainian Church, Ukrainian Club and community centre and Razom café, which provide a focal point for families and individuals arriving from Ukraine. Anyone who is hosting or meets refugees from Ukraine is encouraged to make them aware of these.

The first of a series of presentations took place on Friday 22^nd July when Bob Stolz, President of the Rotary Club of Bilston and Wolverhampton West, presened their club’s delivery of goods under this programme at the Ukrainian Church in Merridale Street West. This consisted of £1000 worth of educational, communication and language items which will be used in the community centre for the benefit of all the new arrivals. He was accompanied by the Presidents of all four Rotary Clubs, including our own Sylvia Morgan,who all wish to welcome our new Ukrainian neighbours.

More presentations are to follow as the refugee families come forward to provide details of shoe and school uniform sizes for children, clothing needs and a wide variety of other items such as pushchairs, cots, musical instruments and the like.

Additionally, the Rotary club of The City of Wolverhampton has made a further £1000 available from our own Community Trust fund.

All four Wolverhampton based Rotary clubs came   together to present £4000 of essential food equipment and clothing for the Ukrainian citizens arriving in Wolverhampton. Each club received through our foundation a £1000 and each of the clubs will be providing goods and services to the value of £1000 each. The Rotary Club of the City of Wolverhampton will be buying essential clothes for displaced refugees.

Also, during the recent Rotary Dragon Boat event at Himley park, spectator donations were received and donated for the benefit of recently arrived Ukrainian refugees here in Wolverhampton.

President Sylvia Morgan