Shelter Box 

The Rotary Club of Nuneaton raises funds in response to natural disasters, our picture shows the first Shelter Boxes to arrive in Haiti on 18th January 2010 within a week of the recent disaster. Shelter boxes are a Rotary project to provide emergency accommodation for victims of natural disasters and essential items for cooking and purifying water. Each box supplies an extended family of up to ten people with a tent and life saving equipment to use whilst they are displaced. 

For information on Shelter Box visit  www.shelterbox.org

 Polio Eradication

The Polio Eradication campaign was started by Rotary International in 1985 with the express aim of eradicating Polio from the world. Previously millions of children have died or suffered from the crippling effects of this dreadful disease that can be prevented with  simple vaccination.

In 1985 the disease was endemic in 125 countries of the world, in excess of 350,000 cases per year, a substantial sum of money was raised and this has been applied to this enormous task with considerable success.

Today, throughout the world the battle to eradicate polio continues. For 2009, there were 1588 worldwide cases of polio. This includes 38 cases in Afghanistan, 724 in India, 388  in Nigeria, and 89 in Pakistan, figures correct as of 19th January from the Global Polio Eradication website. 

With Polio long eradicated from Great Britain and Ireland , many people mistakenly believe it no longer exists, but this virus knows no boundaries and could spread from an endemic country into a polio free area such as ours. As long as one case remains in the world, no child can be considered completely safe from this deadly crippling disease.

The Rotary Club of Nuneaton is linking up with local schools to involve pupils in a sponsorship scheme whereby the pupil undertakes a small task for a parent, relative or neighbour in return for sponsorship, a £1.00  donation to END POLIO NOW. Rotary has negotiated for the American Gates Foundation (established by Bill Gates of Microsoft ) to contribute an additional £1.78 for every £1.00 raised, making a total of £2.78, enabling each child's contribution to vaccinate FIVE Children in a Polio infected area.     

Children's Boot and Shoe Collection

Within Britain many children outgrow footwear long before the actual footwear wears out. These unwanted boots and shoes that are (English) Size 6 and smaller are collected by Nuneaton Rotary Club which supplies them to a charity which operates in the Philippines, where large numbers of children exist by scavenging from landfill sites. Part-worn shoes and boots provide some protection to the feet of these desperately poor children.      

Blackpool Holidays

Nuneaton Rotary Club participates in a scheme to provide Holidays in Blackpool for elderly people and others who genuinely need a holiday. 

Two dates are available:- Week 1 - 24th June to 1st July 2010

                                       Week 2 - 1st July to 8th July 2010

Holidays include coach travel from Nuneaton & Hotels etc., details including cost will be published in the local press

Informal interviews will be held at the WRVS Centre Newtown Road, Nuneaton on Thursday 11th March 2010 between 9.30 am and 11.30 am

If unable to attend please call 024 7673 3448 or 024 7638 3438.

On Wednesday 3rd March a Blackpool Organ Concert is being held at the Civic Hall in Bedworth with the Tower Ballroom organist performing at lunch time 1.30 pm this event being supported by Bedworth Rotary Club and Hoteliers from Blackpool. Come along and either simply sit and listen or bring y our dancing shoes.

Stroke Prevention. 

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