The Rotary Club of Penryn recently distributed the results of another year’s successful fundraising at a special meeting held at the Merchants Manor in Falmouth.

Outgoing president Terry Chapman presented cheques to representatives of local, national and international charities, including Falmouth and Penryn Sea Cadets, the Royal British Legion, and ShelterBox. Some club members had particular connections with other organisations that benefitted at the evening. These included charities working with Alzheimers and with Cystic Fibrosis, plus Project Primrose that supports an orphanage in South Africa for which incoming President Ann Congdon’s daughter Nicola is a tireless campaigner.

Mr Chapman said: "We’re only a small club but I couldn’t be prouder of all our work during the year trying to meet Rotary’s aim of doing good in the local and wider community. While we try to spread our support as widely as we can, it was particularly rewarding to see two of our specially nominated charities, MylorSailability and the Penryn Memory Café each being recognised recently with national awards in their particular fields.

"We were also happy to make another contribution to Rotary’s campaign to help rid the world of the scourge of polio: a prospect that is now tantalizingly close. I know that Ann hopes to start her year by laying out the mile of 5p pieces we’ve collected between us, and I wish her every success in this and all her other plans."

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