About District 26
District 26 includes Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. We have 15 clubs spread across the Region. This year we have 3 District Chairmen, sharing the role for 4 months at a time. Recently several clubs joined forces to help with a massive project to help the Milton Keynes Foodbank where we broke the Guinness World Record for length of line of tins, which spread across the park for 7 Km.
Who we are
Members of D26 contribute to MK Foodbank Record- beating event
Who we support
Women and Girls exists to provide women and girls in India with sanitary protection that is culturally and geographically sensitive, kind to the environment and the key to helping women and girls be healthier, happier and free to fulfil their potential.
We supply women and girls with two types of sanitary protection: Saakfins™ and Safepads™. Both Saafkins and Safepads are produced in India, meaning we are helping to support the local economy, and both are made of material that is inherently anti-bacterial. This means that the sanitary protection can be washed in dirty water and remains clean and hygienic to use.
By fundraising in the UK to distribute Saafkins and Safepads, we are able to supply women and girls with a product that provides comfort, dignity and freedom because we believe that no one should be held back by the natural process of menstruation. We are helping to end period poverty in communities where there are no other options.
Social Links
The District 26 Year
Our Rally is usually the first District event of the year in October, followed by 3 District Meetings, one in November, one in March and one in June.
Recently we have experimented with District meetings on Zoom if they are in the evening (when nobody wants to travel especially in winter), with lunch events when the days are longer. In March 2024 we are having a Zoom meeting for the business and then a social lunch, thus separating the 2 parts of the usual District Meeting.
Our International Services Luncheon is another mainly social event in May or June.
District 26 Officers
DISTRICT CHAIRMAN: Christina Yanetsky, sharing role with Issy Wilkinson and Judith Byard
District Secretary – Alison Gardiner
District Treasurer – Lorna Swain
Member of Council – Brenda Lowe
District Editor – Jennifer Versey
International Service Chair – Meryl Dolling
Membership & Development – Lorna Swain
- Our 3 District Chairmen 50%
Email Us
d26secretary@hotmail.com
District 26 Events
| Meeting | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|
| District Committee Meeting 2 | 07/03/2024 | Zoom |
| District Social Meeting | 20/03/2024 | Aubrey Park Hotel, Hemel Hempstead |
| District Committee Meeting 3 | 26/06/2024 | TBA |
| International Service Luncheon | 05/06/24 | Broadway Hotel, Letchworth |
Current Clubs
Ampthill & District
Berkhamsted Bulbourne
Buckingham
Dunstable
Flitwick Vale
Harpenden Village
Hertford
Hitchin
Letchworth Garden City
Luton Chiltern and Luton North
Luton North
Newport Pagnell
Stevenage
Ware
Wolverton
