- Service to the World
Poole Rotary helps a number of overseas projects each year.
We raise funds to alleviate international disasters, including provision of Shelterboxes and Aquaboxes for shipment, at a moment's notice, to disaster-stricken regions anywhere in the world.
Poole Rotary's current international project is the J J Robinson Trust in Grenada.
Grenada is not the paradise portrayed in tourist brochures, it is a poor community and the needs of the island's children is great. There are few books, poor transport and no money to pay exam fees.
The Trust is run by volunteers with no administrative costs - every penny braised goes into the education of children. The Trust pays the bills directly to the transport company, the book suppliers, schools, universities etc.
Tools for Self Reliance is an international development charity in
the United Kingdom which recycles and refurbishes tools and sewing
machines and supplies them to partners in Africa in conjunction with
training programmes. We collect and deliver unwanted tools on their behalf.
Other projects include the International Wheelchair Foundation , a fundraising ball for Retina South Africa in conjuction with business partner Classic Eyes, Global Sight Solutions and The Nepal Trust.
Links with Other International Clubs
The strength of the Rotary movement is its international brotherhood and we welcome visiting Rotarians from all over the World to the club's weekly lunch meetings.
We are proud to have very strong and happy links with the Rotary Clubs of Loches in France and Kiel-Eider in Germany. We visit them on a four year cycle and they visit us on an alternation four year cycle.
'What We Do' Main Pages:
(The principal motto of Rotary International) Service to the Community Service to the World
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Working through schools, Poole Hospital and a wide range of local charities we aim to support local children and young people, especially the sick and disadvantaged, by organising competitions, providing equipment and making financial grants.
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The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International was created in 1917 to "do good in the world." Through the Foundation, Rotarians sponsor international educational and humanitarian programs, investing some £230 million annually.
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Our Friends are persons who have been closely associated with the Club in the past but are no longer members or are widow(er)s of passed members. Friends support us where they can and are always invited to our social events.
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We are proud of our many Business Partners and grateful for their practical support of our projects and their contribution towards our fund-raising. Several have joined us as full members of the Club.
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Kiel-Eider (Germany) and Loches (France) are our twins. We visit, and are visited by, each of them on a four-year cycle.
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Working with like-minded individuals fosters new friendships and opportunities for socialising and having fun.
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