ROTARY CLUB BUYS 3 SHELTERBOXES FOR DISASTER RELIEF

Barnard Castle Rotary Club have purchased three Shelterboxes to be sent to the Caribbean to support the relief effort currently being conducted following the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma and Marie.

A shelterbox is a piece of first response kit used in many many disasters over the last twenty years or so.

Each Box is equipped with vital emergency equipment, including: a ten man tent, a stove, cooking utensils, blankets, water purification equipment, tools and even a few toys for the very young children.

Shelterbox is one of the major Rotary programmes that Barnard Castle Rotary Club supports as part of its International programme.

Anyone interested in finding out more about Rotary can contact Keith Miles, Tel: 01833 637512 or visit the website: Barnardcastlerotary.org.uk

Picture shows an erected tent from a shelterbox.

Barnard Castle Interact Club

An Interact Club is a Rotary organisation for young people which is run by the young people themselves with support from the local Rotary Club.  At Teesdale School it is run by the students with Sixth form students taking the roles of the principal officers.  

The specific activities where the Club has made a difference include:

• Supporting local community projects including the Barnard Castle food bank and emergency accommodation for homeless young people in the north of England.
• Raising money for education in India to help convert a building into a school and provide mats and learning materials for the children who sit on the roadside to learn.
• Raising money to support Rotary"™s international campaign to eradicate polio through the distribution of water filters to villages in the developing world.