Christmas Shoeboxes
For more than 30 years Rotary has provided Christmas shoeboxes to disadvantaged and displaced children in many countries across Europe including Moldova, Montenegro, Romania and Ukraine.
Gosport Rotary have contributed to the Wessex region scheme with more than 20,000 boxes collected and distributed from the region during 2024 alone.
Working with locals schools in Gosport, together with friends and family, boxes have been caringly assembled to provide a child a present at Christmas who might otherwise have nothing.
The scheme is based on boxes of ‘shoebox’ size that clubs pass onto friends, supporters, churches and schools. Eachbox is filled with gifts appropriate to the selected age and gender on the box, then taken to a distribution centre for loading and distributing by road to host Rotary clubs overseas who in turn arrange local distribution to disadvantaged and displaced children in Eastern Europe.
The scheme relies upon the generous contributions from schools and our wider group of friends of Rotary.
Some of our current projects
Gosport Vintage Car Rally
Every August Bank Holiday weekend, the Rotary club takes over the playing fields at Stokes Bay to host a display of scores of vintage vehicles from across the region. Such is the event’s reputation, that the owners of a range of impressive vehicles head to the south coast each summer especially to take part in the show.
Rotary Shoebox Scheme
JOIN Gosport Rotary Club in bringing a bit of festive cheer by sending a shoebox laden with gifts to disadvantaged children in Eastern Europe.
Once again, we’re joining forces with the Wessex Rotary Shoebox Scheme to provide shoeboxes to children in Ukraine, Moldova, Montenegro and Romania
Rotary Foundation
Gosport Rotary supports The Rotary Foundation which is Rotary’s charity. All monies raised are transformed into projects which change lives, both close to home and around the world.
Youth Competitions
FROM local and regional heats, through to national finals, Rotary youth competitions are a great way for youngsters to be challenged in a fun and friendly environment, plus there are great prizes up for grabs too.
For many years, Gosport Rotary Club has been running a number of different youth competitions, working closely with schools in the area.