Club Programe Action
Beach clean 2009 On Sunday 20th October, club members again took part in the Marine Conservation beach clean and survey, this time we cleaned both sides of the beach at Charlestown Harbour
The club was delighted to receive an award for its Programme Action work at the Region AGM in June. It was appropriate that Daphne Johns be presented with the award at the July business meeting , since she had been chair of the committee for the year 08/09 and had been responsible for organising the work and submitting the programme focus report forms on which the clubs were judged. The Programme Action work (service) included fundraising for ShelterBox, Project Sierra, UNICEF, WaterAid, Precious Lives and the Hospice, events such as the annual beach clean and survey and lobbying against Post office Closure, the erection of an incinerator at St Dennis, human trafficking and violence against women. The club actively supports our local Women’s Refuge.
PENRICE HOUSE A small group of members visit Penrice House each month to spend time with the residents. In the last year visits have been made to Pine Lodge Gardens, Trewithen, the New Cinema, Trelawney Garden Centre, Par, Lostwithiel and Charlestown.
LOBBYING - COPENHAGEN members have signed the petition http://www.sealthedeal2009.org
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ST AUSTELL WOMEN’S REFUGE
The Club has been closely involved with the Refuge since it’s begining, lobbying for a local refuge and then fundraising. One member acts as a liason.This Christmas, 2009 we shall be donating, small toys that Santa can give to the children at the Christmas Party. toilettries, gifts for mums and materials for mums to make their own cards at creative evenings.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 8th MARCH Each member signed up to www.stopthetrffik.org to
PREVENT THE SALE OF PEOPLE PROTECT THE TRAFFICKED and PROSECUTE THE TRAFFICKER
DATA LINK A joint project with St Austell Lions Club. This year 43 venues have been visited (local organisations and pharmacies) and more than 600 containers have been distributed. The small plastic containers contain a medical history leaflet and are kept in the fridge and a sticker of a green cross is displayed in a prominent place to alert the emergency services.