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Rotary GB&I Impact Days

Volunteering opportunities across the Rotary network in Great Britain and Ireland.

Impact Days are aimed at broadening people’s access to volunteering activities and new opportunities, locally and nationwide.

Impact Days support Rotary’s Areas of Focus, and Rotary GB&I is particularly keen to develop events across Great Britain and Ireland which promote engagement with sustainable environmental and community development projects. The Impact Day model is flexible, and we are now encouraging Rotarians to take the lead on driving the Impact Day initiative forward in their own communities. There is capacity for both short- and longer-term volunteer involvement, with the ultimate aims for this initiative being to raise awareness of Rotary and our various membership options, whilst producing measurable outcomes.

Impact Days are open to all Rotary members – Club, Corporate, Direct and Enterprise - and this project encourages everyone to join forces and make a difference as People of Action!

You can find out more about Impact Days or suggest any activities you’d like to develop on a broader basis by emailing: impactdays@rotarygbi.org.

We look forward to seeing this initiative driven forward in your local communities!

Rotary Books4Home Impact Days

Inspired by Rotary Alumni 1210's successful 10-year Rotary Books4Home project, Rotary Great Britain and Ireland launched Books4Home Impact Days!

To take part, Rotary clubs and members were asked to collect 200+ good quality, used children’s books which were presented to their local primary schools for children to take home to read and keep forever.

During the project's pilot from March-June 2026, Rotary members helped to deliver over 16,000 books across Great Britain and Ireland.

Read > The Rotary GB&I Books4Home success story.

Now, the project is open to any club or member who wants to get started.

Ready to make a difference?

Visit > Rotary Books4Home in the member's area. (Member login is required.)

If you are from a school who would like to get involved with this educational project, or another organisation who would like to find out more information, please email: impactdays@rotarygbi.org

Rotary marks World Polio Day

Rotary GB&I Support Centre staff, local Club Members, the Mayor of Alcester and family members, all met up at Alcester Community Orchard in Warwickshire on 24th October to celebrate World Polio Day and to raise awareness of Rotary’s global campaign to end polio. As well as raising awareness of Rotary’s global campaign to end polio, the event
was the latest in our series of Rotary Impact Days, developing inclusive volunteering activities to support local community projects.

More than 3500 purple crocus corms were planted during the activity - purple to symbolise the dye painted to a child’s fingernail after they receive a vaccine. 

Amanda Watkin, Rotary GB&I Chief Executive, said: “We’re delighted that Rotary members, staff and guests have all come together to volunteer today, and had a lot of fun too! It’s been a great opportunity to partner with Alcester Town Council to support this lovely community space, which benefits so many local people, as well as to promote Rotary’s global campaigning work to end polio.”

Read the full story in the November edition of Rotary Magazine:

Read > Rotary marks World Polio Day - November 2025

Rotary Impact days with Canal & River Trust

Rotary GB&I partnered with Canal & River Trust to organise environment-based Impact Days for Rotary volunteers in the Midlands and North West recently, to help the charity to maintain essential access to the waterways and green spaces which benefit the local community and visitors.

The Impact Days took place at Perry Barr Locks in Birmingham and Harecastle Tunnel in Stoke on Trent, with further activity hosted by The Rotary club of Aldridge and Rotary in Northwich, as part of their ongoing support of their local waterways.

All events provided an excellent opportunity for Rotary volunteers to make a positive and practical difference together in their local areas.

Find out more in October edition of Rotary Magazine:

Read > Rotary Makes a Splash with Canal and River Trust.

Our first Rotary Impact Day!

Our first Rotary Impact Day took place on World Environment Day, Wednesday 5th June, which also coincided with Volunteers' Week 2025.

Here’s a short video of Rotary’s first Impact Day at Birmingham Settlement’s Nature & Wellbeing Centre, which attracted a team of Rotary Enterprise, Direct and Club Members.

Looking for inspiration? See how Rotary volunteers benefited by taking part in our first Rotary Impact Day - Take a look at the Impact Day feature in the July issue of Rotary Magazine.

You can also find out more about Impact Days or suggest any activities you’d like to develop on a broader basis by emailing: impactdays@rotarygbi.org

We look forward to hearing from you!

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