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News Archive
An appeal from our District's Peace Scholar - Francesca Del Mese, as raised at the Dist. Foundation Rally, 14 Nov 2007. Click here for her detailed initiative and how you can support in the education of victims of abduction in N. Uganda. Just £400 to £600 can help rehabilitate one person. [Nov 2007]
Are you a bit apprehensive about Rotary Matching Grants? If so, here is a guide to help you, prepared by a novice, Rotarian Stephen Sypula from Stevenage Grange Club. He has distilled the process based on his personal experience. Please click here for an eight-page guide. [Nov 07] The Half-yearly meeting is on Wed 28 Nov 2008 at Tilsworth. It will be in a new format...including an optional buffet. Click here for details. BookAid - Change in policy [Oct 07]: BookAid have decided, with immediate effect, to stop accepting all second-hand book donations from individuals and schools. They say this is for a six month trial period, but add that they now receive large quantities of brand-new books which closely match the needs of their partner libraries. If your club is affected, please consider alternatives such as:
Books Abroad- www.booksabroad.org.uk
School Aid- www.school-aid.org
[From Jan 2008 onwards, as they are full to capacity now]
Education Aid - www.educationaid.org.uk
Our District's Achievements in International Service for 2006-07: Many thanks to the 25 out of the 51 Clubs which responded to our survey. The response rate is just under 50%, compared to over 70% last year. Overall, the District's achievements could be considered as 'Fair' compared to last year ... Clubs in the District contributed about £138,000 in 2006-07 for International activities. The average value# of contribution by each Club that responded to the survey is £3,700 [versus £4,800 last year].
# The value here excludes hands on work, time spent by Rotarians and contributions in kind - like shoe boxes or tools for self-reliance etc. On special projects, the value includes any Matching / Rotary Foundation grants. For a summary and analysis, click here to see a set of eight slides OR Click here for downloading the full presentation in PDF format, about 0.4 Mb]. The following is the summary slide:
Plans for 2007-08, as of Oct 07: Many thanks to the 17 Clubs which responded to our survey even though it was conducted fairly early in the Rotary Year. To see which Club is supporting what projects, please click below
For regular monthly bulletins on
this project, please access their website at:
The October issue covers the story about the Dutch Navy transporting boxes to the hurricane victims in Nicaragua. An account of the tragedy in Peru, experienced by members of the ShelterBox Response team* is also covered. Those who assisted in the distribution of boxes in Peru following the earthquake describe their experience. Coverage is also given to the assistance given in Nepal, Jamaica and North Korea. ShelterBox again thanks everyone for their continuing support. *ShelterBox Response Teams (SRTs) are now deployed regularly in response to Disasters where ShelterBox are called in to assist with aid. These teams assess, respond, distribute, and educate those victims of disasters who are in need of emergency aid. They assess where boxes should be distributed, respond with supplies of boxes, assist with the distribution of the boxes, and finally instruct and educate the victims in the use of the contents of a box. For summaries of their deployment, click here. Information on future deployments will appear on the ShelterBox Website in due course. [Oct 2007] Sleeping amenities for Velangaye School in Kwazulu Natal - a project initiative from John Moss of Wolverton & Stony Stratford Club.
The Club is providing an opportunity to do 'loop the loop' on a glider in Dunstable Downs around 21 Sep 07 - if you or your club can raise £250 sponsorship money. Click here for the details of 'doing the loop' or here for the background information on the project. Wheel Chair update.....Well done & many thanks ...As of 2 Aug 07, you have donated over £24,000 against a target of £14,000 required to fill a Container full of Wheel Chairs - one of our District Projects last year. One Container has been already ordered and the second one is in the process.
Need pledges as soon as possible but before Oct 2007 to apply for matching grants. Click here for background and project proposal. For further information, please contact John Versey.
Major initiatives by Clubs in 1260 for 2007-08: * A minibus for a hospital in Siyabonga,
S. Africa [details] * ROI - Rotary Ophthalmoscope Initiative
[Stevenage Grange RC, ROI
website]. * Play
Pump for Water [Hatfield] [Big file, 4.5Mb]. OR * Sleeping
amenities for Velangaye School in Kwazulu Natal [Wolverton &
Stony Stratford]
I have strong links with South Africa and know the difficulties that people face out there from first hand - hope you can use these! Rotary Shares and makes a difference, by making things happen. The President of RI, Wilf Wilkinson's agreed priorities are: Literacy, Water Management, Health and Hunger, and Family of Rotary. The District Governor, Brian Doggrell’s view: No preferred projects – clubs to concentrate on their own ideas. Although we have no preferred projects, you may wish to support one of the initiatives arising from Clubs in our own District- such as a minibus for a hospital in S.Africa or Play Pump for Water or Rotary Ophthalmic initiatives. [See list on the left-hand side column, under Major initiatives by Clubs OR under Project Info & Contacts]. The committee members have agreed to take specific responsibility for certain projects in the RIBI Library. If you need any support please contact them.
Wheel Chair project update: As of 25 Apr 07, the Clubs have contributed £11,481 towards a target of £14,000. Come on Rotarians... you can do it! Clubs should send their cheque to: Philippa Eccles, 25 Massie Close, Willen Park, Milton Keynes MK15 9HG. Cheques should be made payable to District 1260 (Foundation), clearly marked for the Wheelchair Project. If cheques can't be sent promptly please contact Roy Lester, the Chairman of the Dist. International Services with the amount the Club wishes to pledge. He may be able to persuade the Treasurer to let us commit against it!
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