Market Harborough Rotary Club is welcoming two Rotaract Club stalwarts joining its ranks

Market Harborough Rotary Club is welcoming two Rotaract Club stalwarts joining its ranks.

President Mark Taylor inducted Katherine Fortnum and Darren Iliffe at a Rotary club meeting via Zoom amid the Covid-19 emergency.

Rotaract, as with Rotary, is an international service organisation for younger members.

Market Harborough Rotaract Club started in 2015 and was sponsored by the Rotary Club.

The Rotaract Club is very active throughout Harborough and has developed a fantastic reputation for its charitable fundraising quiz nights.

Now responsible for a range of local community support activities, it boasts a lively Facebook page.

Darren helped to set up the Rotaract club in Market Harborough, his hometown, and was president in 2018-19.

He has just raised over £500 for mental health charity Mind by doing a marathon online gaming session during lockdown.

Katherine has helped to run a self-help group for young stroke survivors as part of the Different Strokes charity.

The organisation supports working age and younger stroke survivors and their families.

Katherine, who’s also a Harborian, has her own ceramics business called “Katherine Fortnum Ceramics”.

She also teaches ceramics.