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Three Valleys Club
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The Three Valleys organisation is a social and community fundraising group, for men and women in the Beds, Bucks and Herts area. (The lea, Colne and Thames valley areas, hence the name). The Three Valleys club was formed in 1999, with many of the founders having previously been members of St Albans Rotaract (a part of Rotary International). It is significant in being independent and raising money for small local charities where a small amount of funding makes a big difference. The club is in regular contact and have good relations with local Rotary, Lions and other voluntary organisations, but are entirely independent. Members want to get the most out of life so an active social life, full of variety, is a high priority. At the same time we want other people to benefit from our enthusiasm too. By volunteering their time and energy, they help local organisations and charities do more for the community. Three Valleys are proud of the fact that they have distributed money to many charitable organisations since their formation as well as providing time and peoples energy to many other charities. Philosophy The Three Valleys was set up to be both a social outlet for its members and give something back to the community. It has worked on both levels The Club meets fortnighlty to enjoy: * Interesting, fun events * Organising ways of supporting local organisations and charities * Having a laugh with all the friends we've made Members want to get the most out of life so an active social life, full of variety, is a high priority. At the same time we want other people to benefit from our enthusiasm too. By volunteering our time and energy, we help local organisations and charities do more for the community. Three Valleys are proud of the fact that we have distributed money to many charitable organisations since our formation as well as providing time and peoples energy to many other charities. History Why the club was formed The Three Valleys club was formed in 1999, with many of the founders having previously been members of St Albans Rotaract (a part of Rotary International). Initially it was set up as a Rotaserv club so was part of the Rotary movement The club works with and have good relations with local Rotary, Lions and other voluntary organisations, but are entirely independent. the club try to maintain a young outlook, and have enjoyed success in recruiting new members. The club have no strict age policy though most of the current members are in their thirties and forties. How the club works The club elects its own president and officers among its active members for a one year term. The Northern clubs has a separate president. The governing body of the club is the board of directors, which consists of president-elect, vice president, club secretary and treasurer, chaired by club president. The club president appoints the chairmen of the four main task groups for club service, vocational service, community service and international service. Three Valleys Club North Three Valleys North club was formed in 2006, with most members having been involved in community service organisations. The two clubs became the Three Valleys organisation and this enabled both clubs to become stronger in both their social and community activities. Presidents Past Presidents * Richard Solomon = 1999-2000 * Nigel Crawford = 2000-2001 * Stuart Dwight = 2001-2002 * Jo Favall = 2002-2003 * Sue Phillips = 2003-2004 * Rob Wallis = 2004-2005 * Martin Lewis = 2005-2006 * Chris Bradley = 2006-2007 * Richard Malet = 2007-2008 Active membership According to its constitutions, Three Valleys defines itself as a non-partisan, non-sectarian organization. It is open anyone in the Hertfordshire Bedfordshire area. Active membership has stayed steady at about 30 people for the past 10 years Honorary membership Paul Gardiner who helped found the Three Valley Club was given a Honorary Life membership. The Harpenden Village (Rotary Club) sponsored the Three Valleys club in ite early years as a Rotaserv club Murder mystery The Three Valleys club have written and performed 5 Murder Mysteries. These have become the main annual event for the club. Meetings The three valleys club meet in wheathampsted on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. For details Charities Each year a charity is selected and money is raised for the selected charity. Normally between £1000 and £3000 is raised each year. Charities helped include * Community Meeting Point, Harpenden * Macmillian Nurse * Headstart * Hertfordshire Association for the disabled * Phoenix Holidays * Send a Cow * Peace Hospice, Watford * Childline * Open Door Homeless shelter, St. Albans * PHAB, St. Albans * National Assoc. Colitis and Crohns * Keech Cottage * Mencap, Hitchin & Letchworth * Care for Carers, Stevenage * Great Ormond Street Hospital See Also
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