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Jun 2020
Last Updated: 23/06/2020
Harrogate rotary launches kids poetry competition
The Harrogate Brigantes Rotary has launched a poetry competition for children to raise funds for their covid relief appeal.
The Harrogate Brigantes Rotary Club have launched a poetry competition for children to raise funds for its covid relief appeal.
Children, under 12 years old, can enter the can enter their poem until the end of the summer term (17 July). The £5 entry fee will be donated to the group's covid relief fund which helps local causes and organisations.
Children can submit any number of poems under the following subjects- "my hero", "I wish", and "a better world". Poems must be no more than 28 lines long and the writer of the best poem on each subject will receive a £30 book token.
Club member Guy Wilson said:
“When Covid-19 struck we were making plans for 'save our planet' concerts next year in the Royal Hall, linked with an exhibition by the children in Ripon Cathedral and a poetry competition. Sadly we have had to cancel, or at least postpone, all of these. But then it struck us that, using our good contacts with schools, we could run a different poetry competition.”
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The covid relief fund continues to support local causes, Guy Wilson added:
"The Club has given away over £9000 in cash or kind to care providers and charities in need in the Harrogate area. At first the priority was 'emergency help' but now the focus has changed to helping local charities that are coping with the longer term issues that are arising such as mental health, such as Wellspring Therapy & Training, Supporting Older People and Carers’ Resource."
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