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2025 Awards Evening
Our grateful thanks go to the Lord Mayor Cllr Martin Rowley for allowing us to use the Mansion House for this occasion
and for presenting the awards
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The Awards Ceremony for the 2025 York Rotary Dragon Boat Challenge was held at York Mansion House on Tuesday 7th October. We were delighted that the Lord Mayor and Sheriff of York joined us along with representatives of teams and charities benefitting from the event. We were also joined by representatives of our event sponsors Portakabin, Reed Boardall and Simpson (York) Ltd, their support as always was vital to the running of the event.
Brian Joscelyne joint Dragon Boat team leader updated us about the financial success of the event. The team sponsorship raised £108,000 and with other income the total raised was £113,000, taking the total raised over 23 years to a fantastic total of £1.7m. This has been the most successful event to date.
Several teams raised over £4,000 and an award was presented to Hunters and their team Canoe Believe It who were the highest fundraisers raising £7,566. The award for best dressed team was presented Team Dragonflies who had impressed with the very imaginative and colourful costumes they had made.
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The trophy winners are pictured below...​​
AWARD WINNERS
Will Bray and Roxy Tuohy, Three Bears Foundation
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The Challenge Trophy winners
Lee Bell
Ged Bell Butchers
("The Growlers")
Ouse Cup
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(Fastest commercial / non-charity team)
Clare Meadley, St Leonard's Hospice
Tailenders Trophy
Emma Yates & Amanda Potter
Team Dragonflies
Ged Bell Trophy
(best dressed team)
Chris Kendra / Katy Huscroft
Hunters / Nikki Waterhouse Trust
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Team with Highest Sponsorship Award
(raising £7,566 )
2025 ROTARY NOMINATED CHARITY RECIPIENTS
(receiving £18,012 each)
Fiona McCulloch, CEO
Citizens Advice York
Citizens Advice York one of the York Rotary nominated charities was presented with a donation of £18,012. Fiona McCulloch, CEO of Citizens Advice explained how important the proceeds will be to their ongoing work and in particular the Tang Hall Project.
For every £1 donated a multiplier indicates that £11 will be saved for local people via the work of York Citizens Advice, based on the amount raised that the benefit to the community via Citizens Advice will equate to approximately £210,000, before taking into account the added impact of debt relief.
York Rotary Charity Fund
supporting many local charities
Video of Awards Evening Presentations
​Just some of the 35 charities supported by the
teams taking part in the 2025 event
ANNOUNCING OUR
2026 ROTARY NOMINATED CHARITIES
Mags Godderidge. CEO of Survive, spoke and she explained the importance of the funding and how the funds will be used.
Survive are a York based charity and they provide much needed support to survivors of rape, sexual assault or child sexual abuse.
