Carnforth Rotarians are enthusiastic, fun-loving and active volunteers who get together most weeks of the year for dinner, fellowship and professional networking. We have a varied programme of informative guest speakers and enjoy social events such as ladies nights, day trips to local attractions and theatre trips.
Our members give their time and talents to serve the local and international community, in order to help those less fortunate. The Rotary motto is “Service Above Self” which conveys the humanitarian sprit of over 1.2 million Rotarians throughout the world.
Rotary is a non-religious, non-political organisation that is one of the largest non-governmental providers of humanitarian, educational and cultural support programmes in the world. Rotarians encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help to build goodwill and peace.
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The International Service Committee promotes worldwide goodwill. Rotary fundraising efforts are devoted to the provision of emergency boxes, eye camps, vocational training schools, text books, tools, water filtration units and many other items for areas of need.
The Carnforth International Service Committee has donated funds to help support the
following Projects:
LifeStraws - Personal and family water purification devices to facilitate the provision
of safe drinking water. The personal model lasts for up to a year and can filter
up to 700 litres of water. The family model can provide up to 17,000 litres of water
and is designed to keep a family of 6 alive for up to 2 years. Carnforth Rotary
Club together with other local Rotary Clubs has already donated over £1500 to this
project.
Website: http://www.lifestraw.org.uk/index.html
R.E.M.I.T. - Rotarians Eliminating Malaria in Tanzania which raises funds to provide
chemically impregnated nets, insecticides and medicines as well as HaemaCue machines
to check for malaria. Funding provides education and awareness through training of
local workers who travel to villages to educate the villagers in regard to symptoms,
treatments and prevention.
Website: http://www.remit.org.uk/index.htm
Schools 4 All
Africa -In partnership with Leonard Cheshire Disability, RIBI members are helping
to raise £500,000 from fundraising and matching grants from the Rotary Foundation
for an inclusive education School 4 All in Africa programme in the Mukono and Pallisa
districts of Uganda. The Inclusive Education (IE) programme targets 1,000 disabled
children to provide them with access to primary education. Twenty schools are being
adapted to make them physically accessible and 80 teachers are being trained in inclusive
education and how to support all children from the community in the class.
Website:
http://www.lcdisability.org/?Lid=7691
Shelterbox - The ShelterBox Trust is a registered
UK charity that provides emergency aid for victims of natural and other disasters
anywhere in the world. Since operations began in January 2001, the trust has helped
an estimated 500,000 people and worked in more than 40 countries – responding to
earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, wars, volcanoes etc. The ShelterBox is
a tough, green plastic box containing a 10-person tent and ancillary equipment designed
to enable a family of up to 10 people survive for at least six months.
Website: http://www.shelterbox.org
International Students Night - Carnforth Rotary
Club invites up to 20 international students from Lancaster University to join us
for an annual dinner on 28 October 2011.
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Bill Reading |
Ken Ford |
Eddie Hignett |
Mike Mitchell |
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Stuart Slater |
Brian Ward PHF |
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