Our Team

Gary and Christine (Tina) Gardner

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• Combined 24 years of Rotary involvement; 22 years as Rotarians

• Gary has served three terms as Club President; Tina has served multiple terms as Club

Treasurer

• Gary devised a useful spreadsheet for planning fundraising events and keeping track of where

the money was dispersed, known as the Fundraising Matrix, ensuring compliance with Charity

Commission rules

• Gary Developed and ran a community based riverside Gala for 9 years, which attracted several

thousand people each year

• Tina ran tombolas, mulled wine and mince pie stalls, street collections, and performed

marshalling duties a cycle ride events, as well as helped man British Legion poppy appeals

• Gary organised and ran 3 major cycling events for Prostate Cancer UK , and other local charities

in Cambridgeshire raising about £6K

• Gary organised and ran a webinar “an evening with John Humphrys” of Mastermind fame raised

around £1K for his kitchen table charity

• Gary devised and ran innovative online fund-raising events for local foodbanks and

Manorlands Hospice which together raised about £3K

• Gary ran a Global Giving crowdfunding event for Martin House Children’s Hospice raising

about £3K

• Gary was awarded a PHF in 2024

• Gary & Tina founded the Aire Valley Eagles Rotary Group in May 2025, now comprising

approximately 20 Rotarians and volunteers

• Gary leads the Community Project Support Scheme, the group’s flagship initiative which

currently provides ongoing support to the Huddersfield to Ukraine Humanitarian Aid

(HTUHA) Group

o Established a local donor network and a consolidation hub for sorting, assessing, and

repacking humanitarian aid

o Developed transport capability to deliver aid from the hub directly to HUHA –

Huddersfield Express

o Delivered more than one ton of aid to date, including ~300 kg of wax for trench candles

o Designed and delivered an innovative fundraiser for HUHA, raising approximately £3,500

• Future plans for AV Eagles Rotary include expanding collaboration with local organisations,

developing new income streams for HTUHA, and establishing a “100 Club” to provide them with

monthly support