Rotaract is an organisation for 18-30 year olds with clubs throughout the world. It enables members to meet people, try new activities, and make a difference in their local community.

Deben Rotaract

Deben Rotaract club meets up regularly (generally on Tuesday evenings) for community, charity and social events. Amongst our ranks we have (and have had) students, doctors, nurses, radiographers, commodity traders, IT experts, retailers, pharmacists, secretaries and many other professions.

Deben Rotaract has members from Suffolk - mainly the Ipswich and Woodbridge areas, but we have had members from all over Suffolk and North Essex.

Over the years we have raised thousands of pounds for local charities including

• the RSPCA at Martlesham,
• Macmillan Cancer Relief and
• Cedar House Trust in Woodbridge.

Besides raising money we've helped the Mencap Blue Sky Appeal and the Ipswich Samaritans when they moved their charity shop. We've also answered the telephones for Comic Relief. We've collected money at Music on the green, and at the Aldeburgh Carnival. We've helped out at Kid's day out and at the Disabled sports day at Northgate sports centre.

You don't have to volunteer much of your time to make a real difference, and meet new people.