## **Rotary Club of St Helens Trust Fund** ## **Trustees’ Report for year ended 30[th] June 2024** Following on President Paul’s 18 month’s period in office, President Simon took over on 1 1 2023 for his 18 months term, the final 12 months, of course, being the Centenary Year of the Rotary Club of St Helens. The Centenary Year began with the 100[th] Charter Dinner celebrations, held at Saints RLFC on the 22[nd] July 2023. It was a most successful and well attended event, and the guest speaker for the evening was Nikki Scott, Vice President of Rotary International. Soon after, it was business as usual for President Simon as he presided over several well-established events, including the Rainford Bonfire and Fireworks Night, St Helens University College Graduation and Award ceremony at St Helens Parish Church, and, not forgetting the Santa’s Sleigh Christmas programme when the beautifully refurbished sleigh proudly toured the streets of St Helens. He even found time to help the Club regain the annual Bowls Trophy from Widnes Rotary Club! On 18[th] December 2023 there was unexpected good news when an Early Day Motion congratulating the Rotary Club of St Helens on their Centenary Year was given by St Helens MP Connor McGinn at the House of Commons. He later spoke at a Club meeting at the Griffin Inn and presented a framed EDM certificate to President Simon. In the background Immediate Past President Paul had been working on introducing a Rotary RotaKids Club to St Helens, and on 9[th] February 2024 the Holy Cross Primary School RotaKids Club was launched. There had been close collaboration between the Rotary Club of St Helens and Holy Cross Primary School for a number of years and it is hoped that the RotaKids Club will help increase the awareness of younger members of the importance of the community to St Helens. A leading fundraiser for ‘End Polio Now’, the Club, once again, hosted an Indian Evening at The Blue Mango in Rainhill, this year attended by Dr Odrej Mach on behalf of the World Health Organisation. Sadly, Past DG Colin Ince was too ill to attend the event which he had initiated several years earlier. As the event attracts ‘match funding’ the event has raised well in excess of £25k over a number of years. In a Centenary Year of many highlights, unquestionably the 14[th] March 2024 at St Helens Town Hall, when the Club was presented with the Kings Award for Voluntary Service by Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside, Mark Blundell, was the proudest. How fitting that an organisation committed to serving its community for 100 years should receive such an important honour in its Centenary Year! Very sadly, we lost Past District Governor and Past Club President Colin Ince to higher office in the same month, and several tributes were paid to him at his funeral on 16[th] April, including an eloquent tribute by President Simon highlighting his legacy to our Club through his trustee roles with Rotary Shoebox and Disaster Aid UK & Ireland, together with his End Polio Now and Healthy in St Helens initiatives. On 29[th] April 2024, Rotary District Conference returned to Llandudno for the first time since the Covid epidemic. Although it was a shorter conference than usual, delegates had a most enjoyable weekend. There was still time for President Simon to preside over two of the most popular and longstanding events in the Rotary Calendar, the Rotary District 1285 Disability Sports Day at Sutton Academy Centre, and, the Rotary Charity Golf Day at Royal Birkdale. But, for Immediate Past President Paul, and President Simon, I suspect the gloriously sunny afternoon of Wednesday 8[th] May will last long in their memories. It was a most fitting end to a splendid Centenary Year when Paul and Simon proudly represented the Rotary Club of St Helens at a Garden Party hosted by King Charles in recognition of the recipients of his early honours’ lists. What a Centenary Year! Trustees: ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------ -------------------------- ----------------------Alan Dickinson Simon Hairsnape Steve Lawson Len Marlow Paul Winstanley ## **Rotary Club of St Helens - Trust Fund Accounts Statement of Financial Activities for year ended 30th June 2024** |**Expenditure**
Local Donatons
Overseas Donatons
Rotary Foundaton
End Polio Now
Other
Unzip The Silence
Cookery Awareness
Vocatonal Project
Lendwithcare
KAVS Event
Selecton Boxes (Schools)
Rotakids Start-Up
Rotary Pull-Ups
QR Codes|£
**Income**
£
33378
Donatons
Members
1433
Rotary Ride
827
2260
3307
District Grant (Unzip Silence)
500
2130
4458
9895
Indian Night - End Polio
1872
980
Rainford Bonfre Event
10147
180
Santa's Sleigh
Collectons
5167
less Refurb/Towbar
1312
3635
180
Heritage Trail
St H MBC Grants etc
3384
236
less:
Design, materials
252
and promoton costs
3321
63
288
Wine Tastng Quiz
1615
128
Royal Birkdale Golf Day
13316
504
Gif Aid 2023/24
1857
160
Shortall from Reserves
10916
46181
46181|£
**Income**
£
33378
Donatons
Members
1433
Rotary Ride
827
2260
3307
District Grant (Unzip Silence)
500
2130
4458
9895
Indian Night - End Polio
1872
980
Rainford Bonfre Event
10147
180
Santa's Sleigh
Collectons
5167
less Refurb/Towbar
1312
3635
180
Heritage Trail
St H MBC Grants etc
3384
236
less:
Design, materials
252
and promoton costs
3321
63
288
Wine Tastng Quiz
1615
128
Royal Birkdale Golf Day
13316
504
Gif Aid 2023/24
1857
160
Shortall from Reserves
10916
46181
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