Welcome note from President

Welcome to the Rotary Club of Northampton Apollo website.  We are all people who have busy jobs and lives but who also want to get involved in our communities to give something back.  By this we mean use our talents and skills to help those who don’t have the same level of opportunity as we do, those for whom life is often a struggle.

Rotary International has a long history of service in communities both locally and internationally.  But times change and it is no longer possible for many of us to be involved in Rotary’s traditional lunch and breakfast meetings.  Some of us combine careers with families and others commute long distances to work.  So we decided to address this problem by meeting on Saturdays, providing a crèche facility and devoting two of our monthly gatherings to helping out in the  local community and having a bit of fun in a social atmosphere.

We chose the name Apollo after the Greek God of Healing and Light.  We thought this was appropriate for us as we believe that the small things we do can sometimes have a big impact on others.  We could equally have been named after the Apollo Mission which put the first men on the moon because what we are doing is somewhat unique in Rotary’s history.  In a recent Mori Poll over 50% of respondents said they thought Rotary was an elite lunch club for business men who hand cheques over to dignitaries.  Our Club couldn't be further from this.