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BOOKarama 2026 Donation Collection Ends Tuesday 7 April
📚 BOOKarama 2026 – 📚 Final Call for Donations! 📚 Our BOOKarama 2026 donation collection is now in its final stretch, and we want to thank the community for the fantastic support so far. With the sale fast approaching, donation collections will officially close on...
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 housing...
Rotary Facilitates Youth Leadership – RYLA 2021
One of our annual Rotary Youth projects is the sponsorship of one or more attendees to our Rotary District intensive leadership experience organised where you develop your skills as a leader while having fun and making connections. Known as RYLA we accept applications...
Odyssey House New Facilities helped by Rotary
Wednesday 21st October 2021 marked the official opening of a combined 24 bed male facility and 8 bed female facility at Odyssey House. Based locally in Greers Road, the Odyssey House Trust Christchurch provides therapeutic support and education to clients with drug...
Support for Foodbank Canterbury
You may have seen the new Foodbank Canterbury Delivery Truck navigating the streets of Christchurch delivering food to those in need. In conjunction with 5 other local Rotary Clubs, the Rotary Club of Bishopdale Burnside was able to provide funding to Foodbank...
We Recognise Local Achievements At Our 2020 Community Awards
On Monday 16 November 2020, the Rotary Club of Bishopdale Burnside celebrated the achievements of local business and community people when it conducted its Community Award Presentations.  The Small Business Excellence Award for 2020 was presented to Wayne and Janet...
Rotary’s Highest Honour Awarded
The highest award presented by Rotary world-wide is named after Rotary’s founder Paul Harris who started the organisation more than 100 years ago. Recipients of a Paul Harris Fellow are special people who have made a significant contribution in their community through...



