The four Luton Rotary Clubs - Luton, Luton North,Luton Chiltern, and Luton Someries, have joined together in a major project to celebrate the Centenary of Rotary and to fulfill their Rotary Vision of making a lasting difference to the lives of young persons in Luton.

Centrepiece of the Project is a Rotary Youth Trust for Luton, which was launched at a Breakfast Business Meeing held on 5th February 2004. Guests at the Launch included the Mayor of Luton, the Bishop of St. Albans, representatives of all the local Press and Radio stations, and many senior business leaders in the town.

All four clubs will be conducting their own fund-raising during the Centenary year towards this central Project. Luton North are leading the first phase with a Giant Balloon Race to capitalise on

Over the following months representatives of the four clubs met together frequently to progress the formation of the Trust and the financial means to support it, and a local firm of solicitors was appointed to draw up the legal framework which would govern the workings of the Trust.

In late 2003 four Rotarians met in the Man Ho! Restaurant in Luton. Each represented one of the four Rotary Clubs active in Luton - Luton Rotary Club, Luton North, Luton Chiltern, and Luton Someries. Their purpose in coming together was to unite the four clubs in a project for the benefit of the people of Luton which would celebrate the 100th birthday of the Rotary Movement, due to occur in February 2005.

By the end of the meeting they had a proposal to form a financial fund to assist the young people of Luton to develop their potential in education, sport, community activities and other avenues of personal development. The proposals were taken back to their respective clubs for approval and the Rotary Youth Trust for Luton was born.

 

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On 5th February 2004 the Rotary Youth Trust for Luton was officially launched at a Breakfast Meeting held at the Vauxhall Riverside Suite in Gypsy Lane. The Breakfast was attended by over 150 Rotarians and Guests from local business, commerce, the professions, and representatives of the TV, Radio, and Press, including the Bishop of St Albans and the Mayor of Luton, who heard a powerful presentation by speakers from the four clubs, supported by a PowerPoint slide show presentation.

The Trust is supported by the Borough of Luton, the Luton University, local church leaders, and many local business organisations who recognise the potential of the Trust for transforming the lives of local young people.

The Rotary vision in Luton is that the Youth Trust will become a major feature of Luton life, and will continue to grow over the coming years through fund raising activities by Rotary, other local organisations and individuals, by donations from local business, and by individuals supporting the Trust through bequests in their Wills

As the Luton centenary Project develops we shall bring you further details via this page. There is one more major plank to the Centenary Project about which we cannot publish details right now, but it is a major exciting initiative which the Luton Clubs say is probably unique within RIBI. Watch this space !!!!!!