NEWS ARCHIVE
Press Releases issued by RIBI
since 1 July 2003
 School
Pupils Explore Black Holes
June
2004 - Ref 04106
 On
the afternoon of Thursday 24th June, about 350 students
from all over Britain will gather in the world-famous Faraday
Theatre of the Royal Institution, London at the culmination
of a true adventure in scientific discovery. After months
of careful research using a cutting-edge professional telescope,
they will come together to learn something new about the
Universe.
Falkirk
Resident Wins Vauxhall Signum in Rotary Draw
June
2004 - Ref 04102
Falkirk
resident Thomas Gow, winner of the Rotary Vauxhall prize
draw, was presented with a Vauxhall Signum today by Brian
Stoyel,President of Rotary International in Great Britain
and Ireland. The presentation took place at Devonvale Motors,
part of Ian Grieve Stirling's Vauxhall Dealer, in Alloa.
Rotary
Centenary Pen Project
May
2004 - Ref 0499
Pens
commemorating the centennial of Rotary International have
been commissioned by Rotarians in East Sussex, England.
The Rotary Club of Seaford in East Sussex have teamed up
with Parker Pens to produce and offer for sale high quality
pens emblazoned with the Rotary Centenary Emblem ‘Celebrate
Rotary’.
15th
Rotary KidsOut Day - Wednesday 9th June 2004
May
2004 - Ref 0496
More
than 20,000 children with special needs will once again
take to land, water, air and rail for a fantastic day out
as they join in the fun of the 15th annual Rotary KidsOut
Day on Wednesday 9th June 2004.
Paul
Daniels Launches Bereavement CD-ROM
April
2004 - Ref 0494
Coping
When Someone Has Died is the focus of a new CD-ROM in the
Rotary ‘Coping with Life’ series, a Rotary International
in Great Britain and Ireland initiative, launched by Paul
Daniels at the annual Rotary conference in Bournemouth.
PRESS
CALL
Paul
Daniels to help create the largest image in the world produced
entirely out of CD ROMs for world record attempt at launch
of Rotary’s Coping when Someone has Died CD-ROM
Date/Time:
Friday 23 April, 2004 at 12.30pm
Place:
Winton Cricket Ground, Maxwell Road, Bournemouth
The
entertainer Paul Daniels will be launching the new Rotary
Coping when Someone has Died CD-ROM on Friday 23 April.
The CD-ROM is the newest addition to the Rotary ‘Coping
with Life’ series of Multimedia programmes for schools,
which are available, FREE, to all schools throughout the
UK and Ireland.
Souvenir
& Collectors Centennial Envelope Celebrates 100 Years
of Rotary
March
2004 - Ref 0491
To
celebrate 100 years of Rotary International the Rotary Club
of Newtownabbey has designed and produced an attractive
commemorative envelope. The envelopes will be franked and
posted from Chicago on 23 February 2005. The cost per envelope
is £6.00 (or 9 euros or 12 US Dollars).
Heart
of Gold Rose raises £10,000 for The Rotary Foundation
March
2004 - Ref 0490
Rotary
International President Elect Glenn Estess was presented
with a cheque for £10,000 for The Rotary Foundation
from sales of the ‘Heart of Gold’ rose, a project
to celebrate Rotary’s centennial.
2005
Rotary Centennial Teapot
March
2004 - Ref 0489
A
teapot commemorating the centennial of Rotary International
has been commissioned by Rotarians in West Yorkshire, England.
Celebrating one hundred years of Rotary service in 2005,
the teapot has an unusual and eye catching design.
Rotary
Club's Annual Golf Day supports Julia's House
March
2004 - Ref 0488
The
Rotary Club of Poole Bay's annual Golf Day in aid of locally
based charity, Julia's House will receive at extra boost
this year as entry will also be open to the Rotarians from
all over Great Britain and Ireland attending their annual
conference in Bournemouth.
That‘ll
Be The Day Show for local school children at Annual Rotary
Conference in Bournemouth
March
2004 - Ref 0487
Around
2,500 Rotarians and partners will be in Bournemouth for
their annual conference from April 22-25, and on Saturday
afternoon Rotary is providing a special show That’ll
Be The Day Children’s Spectacular at the Bournemouth
Pavilion Theatre for local children.
Focus
on health at home and abroad at Rotary’s Annual Conference
in Bournemouth
March
2004 - Ref 0485
Around
2,500 Rotarians and partners will be in Bournemouth for
their annual conference from April 22-25, and on the agenda
are Rotary’s health projects at home and abroad. Africa
Malaria Day will be celebrated on Friday 23rd April with
an update on Rotary’s REMIT project to eliminate malaria
in Tanzania.
Rotarians
to Celebrate a Century of Service
February
2004 - Ref 0484a
Rotarians
in Great Britain and Ireland are making plans to celebrate
a century of service to their communities. The first Rotary
Club was founded by Paul Harris in Chicago, USA on 23rd
February 1905. Ever since, Rotary’s work has spanned
the globe, with clubs in 166 countries and a membership
of 1.2 million business men and women.
Rotarians
on fact finding mission to Malawi
February
2004 - Ref 0484a
The
daily struggle to find safe drinking water in Malawi has
been seen first-hand by Rotarians Ian Black and Neil Rorie.
Ian and Neil, who have voluntarily fundraised for WaterAid
for many years, have just returned from their visit to Malawi
for two weeks with WaterAid. With crumbling water infrastructure
and widespread disease, Malawi is a long way from home in
Hedgerley, Bucks for Ian and Fleet, Hampshire for Neil.
IPR
PRide Award for Rotary Stroke Awareness Campaign
February
2004 - Ref 0483
Rotary
International in Great Britain and Ireland’s Stroke
Awareness Campaign has won a prestigious Institute of Public
Relations IPR PRide Award 2003/4 for Best Charity or Non-Profit
Campaign. The award was presented, on February 12th at a
gala awards dinner at the Runnymede Hotel, Egham, to Judith
Diment of JD PR who managed the public relations programme
on behalf of Rotary.
ROTARY
WORLD SENDS RELIEF TO VICTIMS OF IRAN QUAKE
January
2004 - Ref 0481
Rotary
clubs across the world are rallying to the aid of the victims
of the devastating earthquake that flattened Bam, Iran,
on the night of 26 December 2003. More than 30,000 residents
of the 2,000-year-old city were killed and some 80,000 left
homeless by the disaster.
PRESS
CALL NOTICE
NEW
LANDMARK FOR THE NORTH WEST
ROTARY
INTERNATIONAL LAUNCH CENTENARY ROTARY WHEEL ‘LIFE
FOR A LIFE’
January
2004 - Ref 0480
Date: Thursday 22nd January 2004
Place: Tandle Hill Country Park, Royton, Oldham
Time: 10.30am
Rotary
International in Great Britain and Ireland is launching
a new landmark - the Rotary International Centenary Wheel
and Forest Project, which can now be viewed for the first
time from the air by pilots flying into one of the main
flight paths into Manchester Airport from the North and
East.
BURNHAM
ROTARIAN JOINS WATERAID TRIP TO MALAWI
January
2004 - Ref 0379
The
daily struggle to find safe drinking water in Malawi will
be experienced first-hand by Burnham Rotarian Ian Black.
Ian is travelling to Malawi for two weeks with the charity
WaterAid on January 17. With crumbling water infrastructure
and widespread disease, Malawi is a long way from his home
in Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire.
ROTARY
PARTNERSHIP WITH ACH OFF TO FLYING START WITH £150,000
RAISED
January
2004 - Ref 0378
The
partnership between Rotary International in Great Britain
and Ireland and the Association of Children’s Hospices
announced in July has got off to a flying start.
HEAVY
HORSES CLEAR THE WAY FOR NEW ROTARY GLADE AT WESTONBIRT
ARBORETUM
December
2003 - Ref 0374
Heavy
Horses will complete clearing trees today to prepare for
a new glade of Maple trees just as they would have done
100 years ago, to honour the centenary of the Rotary movement.
GUINNESS
WORLD RECORD FOR BLOOD PRESSURE READINGS
September
2003 - Ref 0371
Guinness
World Records has confirmed that Rotary International in
Great Britain & Ireland and The Stroke Association have
been successful in setting a new Guinness World Record for
the number of blood pressure readings taken in one day.
The official announcement coincides with the start of National
Blood Pressure Testing Week and comes two weeks before The
Stroke Association’s annual Stroke Awareness Week
which starts on Monday 29 September.
ROTARY
CENTENNIAL YOUTH POSTER CONTEST
July
2003 - Ref 0369
Rotary
International will be celebrating 100 years of service in
the year 2005. As part of that celebration, Rotary clubs
are organising children’s poster contests for children
age 10-13. One winner selected from each participating Rotary
club will be entered into a Rotary district competition.
65,000
JARS OF MARMALADE TO HELP ROTARY RAISE $1 MILLION
July
2003 - Ref 0358
65,000
jars of marmalade donated by Wilkin & Sons in Tiptree,
have been distributed to Rotarians in Great Britain &
Ireland to help them raise $1 million for the Rotary Foundation.
Wilkin & Sons, the world famous manufacturers of preserves
has given Rotary the specially commissioned Spread and Save
marmalade with a sponsorship retail value in the region
of £100,000. Rotary members will donate £1 for
each jar and when the jar is empty they will fill it with
small change (20p coins are suggested) during the next 12
months.
ROTARY
LAUNCHES PARTNERSHIP WITH ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN’S
HOSPICES
July
2003 - Ref 0363
Rotary
International in Great Britain and Ireland announced today
that it will be working in partnership with the Association
of Children’s Hospices (ACH) to offer Rotary support
to the children’s hospice movement throughout these
islands. The Association will benefit from Rotarians providing
hands on help to all 43 of their member children’s
hospices organisations as well as fund raising initiatives
throughout the next year. The partnership was launched by
Fiona Phillips of GMTV at Richard House Children’s
Hospice in London.
NEW
PRESIDENT OF ROTARY HIGHLIGHTS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR HUMANITARIAN
SERVICE AT HOME AND ABROAD
July
2003 - Ref 0364
The
new President of Rotary International in Great Britain and
Ireland is Brian Stoyel from Plymouth. On July 1st he became
the leader of some 59,000 Rotarians who belong to 1,835
clubs in Great Britain and Ireland. Brian’s priorities
for the next twelve months are the children’s hospices
movement at home, and two overseas projects in Tanzania
and Uganda. In 2003/2004 Rotary clubs will be asked to focus
on these three new areas of support: Association of Children’s
Hospices; Rotarians Eliminating Malaria in Tanzania and
Rotaract Overseas Projects, in Tanzania to construct a community
centre, and in Uganda to build a School Clinic.
ROTARY
ANNOUNCES NEW PRORAMME TO COMBAT MALARIA IN TANZANIA
July
2003 - Ref 0366
Rotary
International in Britain and Ireland announces today a new
programme which aims to eliminate malaria in Tanzania. The
programme - Rotarians Eliminating Malaria in Tanzania –
will raise funds for equipment, education and research.
Malaria is one of the biggest killers in the world today.
At least 300 million people contract malaria every year,
of whom over one million children will die and approximately
90% of these deaths will be in Africa.
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