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Local Help Crawley Charity

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Here At Last

Your Charity

Yes Crawley (West Sussex) Residents Only

We have been Listening to YOU

 

For some time we have been aware that there is a desperate need for HELP in Crawley and wherever possible we have been catering for that need.

Crawley Happy Times (CHT) and Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club (GDRC) have joined forces to create a dedicated Charity and website to help the people of Crawley.

If you are a resident of Crawley we need your help to raise funds for those less fortunate than ourselves who live in Crawley that may need our help.  Maybe as well as donating you might also be able to spare some of your valuable time to help us.

You can rest assured that if you give money to Local Help Crawley (LHC) it will only go to worthy causes in Crawley.

Rotary is a well known organisation (Established over 100 Years Ago) with over 30,000 Clubs throughout the world and every penny raised by Rotary goes to the designated Charity for onward distribution. Rotary already have a well established relationship with the community of Crawley which will go along way to making this new project very successful and beneficial.

CHT has become a trusted source of local information on news, events and positive feedback for Crawley. http://www.crawleyhappytimes.co.uk/ has a combined readership of well over 50,000 on a monthly basis and is growing on a week by week basis. We feel CHT have their finger on the pulse of the people and therefore are a great source for hearing, or being informed of, needy causes which Local Help Crawley may be able to assist with.

As more and more people use the internet on a daily basis Crawley Happy Times is the perfect medium for keeping Crawley residents informed on what is happening in our town.

This is why CHT and GDRC are the perfect partnership for this new project.

We look forward to hearing from you if you feel you would like to be involved in any aspect of Local Help Crawley….a modern charity for a modern town.

CHT Email: editor@crawleyhappytimes.co.uk  or Call 01293 572182

GDRC Email: smita.bhatia.inbox@gmail.com or Call 07404 041607

LHC Email: info@localhelpcrawley.co.uk

Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club on “YouTube”

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Crawley Happy Times Online Newspaper Interviews Geoff Williamson MultiMedia Chair of the Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club

 

 

 

 

As a result of our Cheque Presentation Event on Tuesday 24th Nov 2009 Shelley Fagence-Traynor from the Crawley Happy Times Online Newspaper, who was at that Event, interviewed Geoff Williamson the Immediate Past President and MultiMedia Chair of the Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club about Rotary and this interview has been uploaded onto “YouTube”.

To take you straight to the Interview.

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An article about us is featured on Crawley Happy Times Online

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with a link to the YouTube page

Why Gatwick Diamond?

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We are a GEM of a club for several reasons

 

 

Our name Gatwick Diamond derives from the Business Development Area we are in the middle of.

By an amazing quirk of fate we are the 60TH (DIAMOND) Club in Region 1250 and when formed it was also the Diamond Jubilee of Crawley New Town being given the Green Light in November 1947 and also the Diamond Jubilee of the Queens Wedding.

The Gatwick Diamond is an important economic area, centred on Gatwick Airport, situated between London and Brighton.

Its wealth generation in terms of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) makes it one of the first choices in the UK to set up, operate and grow businesses.

By bringing together business leaders, Surrey and West Sussex County Councils, six local authorities and other organisations, there have been major advances in planning, transport improvements and development opportunities.

Their Vision is that by 2016 the Gatwick Diamond will be a world-class internationally recognised business location.

At the Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club we are looking for a wide spectrum of talents that we can tap into so as to be able to respond quickly & efficiently to any situation that might occur. We want to concentrate on helping the Local Community wherever possible but at the same time respond immediately to any emergency anywhere in the world that might occur whilst continuing to bring in new members from all walks of life who want to help us achieve this objective.

It is team effort that has got us this far and we will continue to work together to build our club for the future. We will continue to embrace technology wherever possible and we are already listed on the front page of Google under Gatwick Diamond. In the first six positions under Rotary in Gatwick and listed twice on the front page under Rotary in Crawley.

We need a multiplicity of ideas and skills for our club to be ready for the 21st century, and we are well on the way to achieving that already.

We aim to change the Public’s perception of Rotary and introduce a new dynamism. Namely we want a young and vibrant club of all, ages, sexes, creeds & job capabilities that we can tap into so as to be able to respond quickly & efficiently to any situation that might occur, whether locally or on the International front. We already have a multiplicity of ideas and skills in our club but you can never have too many.

We will continue to invite new member to join our team using technology and the media wherever possible to help us in this objective. Our objective is to achieve Diamond Membership in our Club and to become a real Gem of a Club.

Club Location Closed 19/04/2010

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Restaurant now Closed
Marmaris Restaurant
Tuesday’s at 6:30pm

 Please check CALENDAR in Categories for latest information
For further details Read Blog Article below.

We are sorry to announce that our weekly meetings will no longer take place at the address below:

Marmaris Restaurant
The George Hotel
High Street
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 1BS
at 6:30pm on Tuesday’s

Until we are able to confirm a new venue.

Please send all correspondence to
Margaret Williamson
Secretary
Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club
c/o 4 Greyhound Slip
Worth
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 7FP
or email : margaretwilliamson@gatwickdiamondrotary.org

 

Seasons Greetings Winter 2010

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Seasons Greetings Winter 2010

At this time of Year please help those who for no fault of thier own are worse off than we are.

 

 

If you would like to make an immediate contribution the details are as follows:
RBS Crawley, UK
Sort Code 16-17-25 Account No. 10133361
Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club. Charity Account

Please send us a confirmation email with amount deposited so we can thank you.

Help us help those worse off than us.

Do you have somewhere to put your head at night or a guarantee of a Hot Meal in this very cold Weather

We are approached on a regular basis to help individual worthy cases in Crawley but to date we have not had sufficient funds to help. With your help we could start to respond to these individual cases.

Any help will be appreciated whether it is of a financial basis or just second hand clothing.

For offers of help please click on Contact Us and fill in the form

Go to Crawley Open House for more information.

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GDRC and Corporate Social Responsibility

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The Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club practices Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and is a Founder Member of Crawley Borough Council CSR initiative.
How can Local Businesses get involved

 

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is being introduced by more and more Local Businesses but many do not know how to help or implement it.

Rotary is at the heart of the Local Community and because of its instantly recognisable reputation is one of the first organisations to be approached by the Local Community when funding is required.

At the moment because of our size we are unable to assist these very good causes and are looking for closer links with Local Businesses to help us with fund raising.

If you are able to spare one evening a week and would like to help the Local Community that you live in we would like to hear from you.

For more information about CSR

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Poppy Appeal 2010 (Over £1600 raised by us)

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We were collecting at the B & Q Car Park between 30th October and the 11th November inclusive.

 

We are pleased to announce that through the efforts of the Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club over £1600 was raised for This Years Poppy Appeal.

Crawley News printed or Press Release in 27th Oct edition

The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal
We have been asked to help them over the period of the 30th October and the 11th November inclusive.

We were collecting at the B & Q Car Park in Crawley.between 8am and 4pm 30th October to 11th November for this very worthy cause

If you are unable to get there for a poppy please contact Ernest Izard on 07941-883075 or maltacross2002@yahoo.co.uk asap.

The Crawley News put our Press Releas in 27th October 2010 edition of Crawley News on page 15 see below.

Crawley Civic Service 2010

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The Mayor of Crawley Councillor Lee Burke invited local charities to the Crawley Civic Service

 

 

 

Council Members, Mayors from Neighbouring Towns and representatives from community and voluntary organisations attended the Civic Service at Broadfield Community Church at the request of the new Mayor of Crawley.

Henry Smith the new MP for Crawley was also in attendance.

Geoff Williamson Immediate Past President and Margaret Williamson Club Secretary represented the Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club

After the service all in attendance were able to network at the reception.

World Wide Wedding Day 2009

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For the third year running we celebrated World Wide Wedding Day in and around Crawley.

 

 

Fun walks took place around Manor Royal in Crawley at Lunch Time on Thursday 27th August 2009 and Friday 28th August 2009.

 

We are pleased to announce that the Mayor of Crawley joined us on our fun walk round Manor Royal Fri 28th August 2009 between 11:30 and 1:00pm.

If you would like to put your Wedding Dresses on again or support us by asking your Company to have a Dress up day, could you please contact Geoff on 07411-149666 and he will be pleased to give you more information.

This event is held in conjunction with Take A Break Magazine and every year so far the Gatwick Diamond Rotary Club has had publicity in the magazine.

We also have a table outside Marmaris Restaurant near Crawley Market in the High Street where we will be selling Raffle Tickets to win a trip for 20 around Hepworths Brewery dressed up accordingly.

Please come along and buy some Raffle Tickets or just give a Donation to Charity.

This event is run in conjunction with Take a Break magazine.

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World Wide Wedding Day 2008

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This was the second time we got involved in the World Wide Wedding Day which is held during August.
For further details Read Blog Article below

This event is run in conjunction with Take a Break magazine.

 

The event started with a Photo shoot at Broadfield Stadium on the 12th August where photos were used to publicise the event.

On Friday the 15th August we walked round Manor Royal collecting for our Charity and promoting the event on 29th August

On Saturday the 16th August we dressed up again and walked around Crawley Town collecting for our Charity and promoting the event on 29th August

On Friday the 29th August the main event took place at Broadfield Stadium. All who attended the event thoroughly enjoyed it and monies raised went to our local Charities.

For pictures of the event please click on Gallery in the Categories Section