Charities
The Rotary Club of Reading Maiden Erlegh has raised in the
region of £500,000 for charity since it was formed in 1989 as well
as helping with many local and international projects. We hope to
raise over £5,000 from this event. Our expenses are kept to a
minimum as Rotarians, their partners, Inner Wheel members and other
welcome helpers give of their time freely and we are very lucky to
have a number of suppliers and sponsors who either make no charge
at all or just a nominal fee. Please see the Sponsors page for more
details.
This year the main beneficiary of the
Reading Charity Art & Craft Fair is the FEEDING COMMUNITIES Foundation with
the remainder of funds raised going to other charities and local
communities. The FEEDING COMMUNITIES
Foundation provides frozen meals for vulnerable
people using surplus food from catering establishments.
Previous Art Fairs have helped the Royal Berkshire Hospital
Staff Wellness, Centre, Thames Valley Air Ambulance, Royal
Berkshire Charity to buy an Ultrasound Scanner and a Faxitron
scanner to improve the detection and treatment of breast cancer.
Funds have also been raised for the Alexander Devine Children's
Hospice.
Other charities which we support include:
During the Covid-19 pandemic we continue supporting CIRDIC, the
Woodley Food Bank and the Wycliffe Church Food Share. Some of the
other charities supported include Me2Club, Launchpad, Children in
Need, Camp Mohawk, Addington School, Royal British Legion, Daisy's
Dream, ABC to Read, Shelter Box, the Alzheimer's Society,
Crossroads, JAC, the Stroke Association, the Wokingham Waterside
Centre, Helen & Douglas House, the Duchess of Kent House
Charity, Diabetes UK, Age Concern, Sports Able, Sue Ryder, Reading
Talking Newspapers, Woodley Food Bank, Chernobyl Children, Yeldall
Manor, Rotary Doctor Bank, Mercy Ships, The Karun Orphanage in
India, Water Aid, Infant School in the Gambia, VSO Literacy
Project in Tanzania. We also provide support to schools and young
adults as well as the world-wide elimination of Polio.