Welcome to your local community website...

Rotary collection pays for aid for Haiti

Posted by Polly Manser on Jan 18, 10 03:33 PM in Clubs/societies

FIVE emergency survival boxes purchased by shoppers in Waitrose will arrive in Haiti by the end of the week.


The boxes were paid for with £2,500 collected from members of the public by Beaconsfield Rotary Club just outside Waitrose on Saturday.
Each box contains a tent for ten people, cooking facilities and water purifying tablets.
Peter Hodson, chair of Beaconsfield Rotary Club, said: "People were very generous, quite a few people put in £20 notes and there were a lot of tenners as well."
He added: "Rotary has these boxes ready to go in the event of a disaster. We don't like sending cash because there are so many stories about corrupt officials."

We'd like to hear from you.
Send your stories, pics and videos

Leave a comment


Type the characters you see in the picture above.

Search in your area

Keep up to date

RSS feed icon Subscribe to our RSS feed | what is RSS?

Recent Comments

Useful Links

Get involved

Our website aims to cover anything and everything happening in your community from news to local amateur sport and clubs to events. As users of the community we want you to set the agenda by telling us about the things that affect you, the groups and societies you run and the events you've been a part of. Send us your stories, pictures and news or join the forum to discuss local issues with your neighbours. If you've got something to say and want to be involved contact Polly Manser or call 01895 451000.

Sponsored Links