Fundraising Events
Our club raises funds to support both local and international initiatives through the following annual events:
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Wine Tasting and Food Pairing
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Dinner at Your Home Draw
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Cocktails and Classics Gala
Current Projects
We are actively engaged in the following service initiatives:
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Contributing to Rotary’s global effort to eradicate polio
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Supporting Aeolian El Sistema, providing after-school music education to underprivileged children
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Sponsoring secondary school students to attend:
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Adventure in Citizenship (Ottawa)
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Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) at Western University
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Citizenship Awards for local students
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Assisting the Salvation Army Kettle Campaign at Christmas
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Participating in the Hyde Park Lions Christmas Parade
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Supporting the Rotary/Rotaract Day of Giving, helping seniors and shut-ins across London
We continuously seek new project ideas to benefit both our local community and developing regions abroad.
Recent Accomplishments
In recent years, the Rotary Club of London Hyde Park has:
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Developed the Hyde Park Rotary Link, a walking trail to connect with the Thames Valley Trail, including planting 10,000 scilla bulbs with Banting Secondary School students
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Supported the Hyde Park Business Improvement Association
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Contributed to Rotary Square at Covent Garden Market, a downtown community space and winter skating rink
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Sponsored both incoming and outgoing exchange students, as well as Rotary Ambassadorial and Global Grant Scholars
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Delivered successful international service projects in Central America and Africa
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Provided funding to numerous London-based charitable organisations (see full list on our website)
