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Wanted! Books, DVD’S, CD’s, Records and Jigsaws
Distribution of our Collection Bins took place this week and we now welcome donations of good, clean quality Books, DVD's, Records, CD's and Jigsaws. With sincere thanks to the following organisations our collection bins can be found at As in previous years, funds...
Great News ! BOOKarama 2023
Its with great pleasure that our Bookarama Committee has of announced the dates for our 17th annual BOOKarama. The new dates are Friday 21st April to Sunday 23rd April 2023. This will be a return to a bit of normality after having to reschedule the 2022 event due to...
School Students Benefit from New Tables
Earlier this year the Rotary Club of Bishopdale Burnside through its Charitable Trust were able to assist Bishopdale Primary School. We were able to partly fund the purchase of two additional outside tables for the students to sit at during their morning, lunch and...
On the Move – Again Back to Quality Hotel Elms
From Monday 16th May 2022 our Club Meetings will once again be held at the Quality Hotel Elms, 456 Papanui Road, Papanui, Christchurch on Monday nights. With a focus on helping in our community, the Rotary Club of Bishopdale Burnside has been serving Bishopdale...
Rotary Interplast: Do Our Programmes Work?
Since 1983, Interplast and Rotary have been repairing bodies and rebuilding lives across the Asia Pacific region As a direct result of support from Rotary clubs and individual Rotarians, before the pandemic Interplast: Worked in 17 countries across the Asia Pacific...
Back to School with Rotary
Most of us know the benefits of Education in this day and age. But what happens when death, sickness, family break up or economic hardship cause difficulty for young people and their caregivers to meet the costs of their education. One man, the late Sir John McKenzie...
Hands on with Christchurch Foodbank
Once a month a small team of members, honorary members and partners assist at Foodbank Canterbury. Foodbank Canterbury is a food rescue organisation with a singular mission in mind: to fight hunger, feed hope and reduce food waste. As you know Covid, increased...