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BOOKarama 2026 Collection has Begun

BOOKarama 2026 Collection has Begun

📚 BOOKarama 2026 – Donation Collection Has Officially Begun! 🎉 We’re excited to announce that our community collection for BOOKarama 2026 is now underway! Thank you to everyone who has been asking when they can start donating — the wait is over! You can now donate...

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Announcing BOOKarama 2026

Announcing BOOKarama 2026

Get Ready, book lovers — BOOKarama 2026 is officially on its way! We’re excited to share that this year’s event will return 17-19 April and its shaping up to be one of our best yest. Whether you're a collector, a casual reader, or someone who simply loves the buzz of...

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Empowering Hope in Samoa: Sewing Machine Donation

Empowering Hope in Samoa: Sewing Machine Donation

✂️Supporting Hope Through Stitching ✂️ The Rotary Club of Bishopdale Burnside International Committee is proud to announce the donation of 12 sewing machines to the Campus of Hope in Apia, Samoa, a safe haven for survivors supported by the Samoa Victim Support Group....

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Rotary 2024/25 – The Magic of Rotary

July 1st marks the start of a Rotary year with many clubs passing the mantle between last years President and the incoming President. Our club is no exception. The date also sees a change in Rotary theme as designated by the 2024/25 Rotary International World...

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Look forward to this Open Community Day. Our Club was for many years involved in Rugby Programme Selling as a fundraiser both at Lancaster Park and as it it now known Apollo Stadium. ... See MoreSee Less
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As they say Time flies! less than a month away BOOKarama 2026 at Bishopdale Recreation Centre 17th to 19th April. See you there! ... See MoreSee Less
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From Bookarama, With Love❤This picture says more than we ever could.These kids are somewhere in the Pacific Islands, and those books they're holding? Yeah, they came from Bookarama.After our event, we partnered with Rotary New Zealand World Community Service and packed up leftover children's books and sent them across the ocean. No big deal, right? But then we got photos like this, and honestly it made our day.Some of these books are the first books these kids have ever owned.So yeah, we'll keep doing this. Because every book deserves a reader, no matter how far.#bookarama #booksthattravel #pacificislands #ReadingForAll #sharetheloveofreading ... See MoreSee Less
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