ROTARY DISTRICT 1260 INTERNATIONAL
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY MARCH 2004, BOURNEMOUTH

Prepared by Colin Kidby

Projects that have a “Recycling” theme. These involve time more than Fund Raising.

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS.  Rtn Peter Meads, Ampthill & District, The Cross Keys, Pulloxhill, Beds, MK45 5HB 01525 712442.  Peter collects these for onward transmission to Uganda.  Contact him if you know of a possible source of Limbs.

BOOK AID INTERNATIONAL 39/41 Coldharbour Lane, Camberwell, London, SE5 9NR

02077333577. Email info@bookaid.org contact them to see what type of books they are looking for, full information is on the R.I.B.I. Service Project Sheet

COMPUTER AID INTERNATIONAL  Ground Floor, 433 Holloway Road, London, N7 6LJ 0207 281 0091 email info@computeraid.org   web www.computer-aid,org They can not operate without computers being donated to them. Deliveries have been made to schools and community organisations in over 80 countries in Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe, across Asia etc.  Contact them for specific details of what they are looking for etc.

DRUG COLLECTIONS.

Two Projects for surplus, but “in date” drugs both can supply pamphlets, forms etc to enable an approach to GP’s

INTER CARE.  46 The Halfcroft, Syston, Leicester, LE7 1LD     01162695925

Email intercare@webleicester.co.uk

MEDICAID  Rtn Dr J.L.Ramsay, 25 Allerton Park, Leeds LS7 4ND     0113 268 4014

Full information on both of these Charities is on the R.I.B.I. Service Project Sheet for Drug Collection.

MOBILE PHONE RECYCLING There are very many companies operating in this field. One we have details of is The Mobile Phone Recycling Co.  The only details available are http://mobilephonerecycling.si-net.co.uk  No postal detail or phone number available, but the web site is comprehensive. They will look at loads of 30+ old phones and give a quote. Payment is either to you or the Club or direct to your nominated Charity. If to the nominated Charity they will add an extra 10%

SCHOOL AID.  Rtn Les Lee, (Chesham Club) 79 Chartridge Lane, Chesham, HP5 2RG 01494785076   email les.lee@zen.co.uk  Educational Books, Pencils, Paper, Chalks, Pencil Cases, School bags, Art materials etc, etc are required  .Les can supply full details of the project which is geared towards supporting schools in emerging Nations.

TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE   Netley Marsh Workshops, Southampton, SO40 7GY 02380 869 697 email info@tfsr.org good quality hand tools in need of refurbishment etc.

Local refurbishing centre is at Camphill Community, 7 Sterling Close, Pennyland, Milton Keynes, MK15 8AN 01908 670825. If thinking of doing a collection etc please contact David Webb, Project manager, beforehand to agree the timing of it so that they can have a steady flow of work as space is limited.

Full information on R.I.B.I. Service Project Sheet

VISION AID OVERSEAS.  12 The Bell Centre, Newton Road, Manor Royal, Crawley, RH10 9FZ 01293535016-email info@vao.org.uk

Collection of old spectacles for grading before being reissued in the Developing World.      Full details on the R.I.B.I. Service Project Sheet.

 EXAMPLES OF SCHEMES USED TO GOOD EFFECT

If your Club has been carrying out recycling schemes with an International theme you might like to pass on the details to Rtn Colin Kidby. 58 Annesley Rd, Newport Pagnell, MK16 0BG  Email colin.kidby@newpag.freeserve.co.uk    He will be pleased to add them to the list of examples.

The following details are of schemes that have been used by some Clubs in our District

TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE.

Five Clubs, AMWELL, HERTFORD, HERTFORD SHIRES, HODDESDON, WARE. Did a joint major collection scheme for this organisation a couple of years ago. They had arranged central collection points in Hertford, Hoddesdon and Ware town centres for two successive Saturdays. They advise that it is important, of course, to use a venue where people go on a regular basis. Tescos, & Do it All were some of the sites they used.  They then handed out their own leaflets advertising the collection days on the two Saturdays prior to this in the town centres etc, about 8/10000 were issued between the venues. The end result was very good.

NEWPORT PAGNELL has been collecting for some years. They advertise from time to time in the four parish magazines that cover their area, giving contact names and phone numbers of the local Rotarian who will be pleased to receive any hand tools. Also they have given each club member 30/40 letters about collecting old hand tools, which are then distributed, to houses in the vicinity of each member. Each letter is “personalised” to show that the contact Rotarian is in that neighbourhood. Both of these approaches have proved satisfactory.

MOBILE PHONES. If carrying out a major collecting project for Tools, it is easy to add Mobile Phones to the list of items required.

VISION AID OVERSEAS.

The five Clubs mentioned above also included collection of unwanted spectacles in their project.

NEWPORT PAGNELL have been collecting old spectacles for well over 20 years; so far in excess of 50,000 pairs have been dealt with. They have collecting boxes, suitable worded and with the Rotary Logo, in local Health Centres, Doctors surgeries, Opticians, and some Charity Shops. This is a good way to support the scheme and the collecting points were fairly easy to arrange. They have one member who is the overall liaison person. He collects them from the various points, monthly, and delivers them to the optician who is the nominated receiving agent for the Charity.

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