Committee chairman :
Paul Bolton |
| Committee chairman :
Paul Bolton |
|
Rotary International the world’s first service club organisation is more than 100 years old. It now has nearly 33,000 clubs in more than 200 countries. Its members form a global network of business and professional leaders who volunteer their time to serve their communities and the world. Rotary Clubs like ours in Royston are the cornerstone of Rotary International. Through the funds we raise in the Royston area we have been able to provide vital assistance to distressed or disadvantaged people in many parts of the world. 2011/12 For the Rotary year 2011/12 we intend to build on the achievements of the past continuing with our continued support as needed to both ShelterBox and also Life Straw charities, whilst contributing to the Polio Plus campaign. Additionally we will look to support A2HW – a charity that focuses on getting unwanted medical equipment into the Third World. From last year we will also donate funds to the “Sanitation First” charity which delivers water wells and sanitation needs to Africa – our contribution; buying a well which will carry our Club name on it. We also need to focus on some new projects that help further promote the Rotary and demonstrate the strengths of our working internationally across borders, but also involve our Royston community. For 2011/12 we have identified potential projects to support as follows:- Making use of the Rotary Network. 1) Botswana – We have formed an alliance with Rotary Club of Gaborone whereby we will work with them financially in assisting their support of the Mochudi Centre – a centre for blind children. This project has basic needs including sanitation, electricity , a jungle gym , new roofing and classrooms and dormitories. Our ambition here is to raise funds to deliver a better life for the centre’s children and hopefully by networking with Gaborone Rotary Club we can deliver more sooner rather than later. 2) South Africa – We have formed an alliance with the Rotary Club of Johannesburg Parktown Excalibur to work with them in financially assisting a project they have for orphaned children. The Impumelelo Project caters for orphaned children up to the age of 6 located on a farm south of Johannesburg and again it has similar basic needs as the Mochudi Centre. By linking with Excalibur Rotary Club we hope that we can make our funds help them deliver greater impact to this valuable project. Involving Royston Community. The Rotary Club of Royston already works closely with local schools in various ways. Our schools have formed links with a school in Ghana through the British Council’s “Exchanging Classrooms“ project and in the Easter holidays visited the Ghana school . It was clear to our students how lucky they are with their own facilities back home and take for granted. The schools have undertaken to raise monies for books and power generators. The Rotary Club of Royston has undertaken to pledge funds working with the schools to make the contribution a joint contribution. As Chairman of the International Committee of the Royston Rotary Club I feel honoured to be a part of this International organisation which contributes worldwide to the humanitarian work of Rotary International. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to the generosity of the community in Royston we have given help in some of the following ways:
|
