ROTARY SHOEBOX COLLECTION

This week members of the Bridge of Allan and Dunblane Rotary Club have been visiting local schools  to collect Rotary shoeboxes that had been given out earlier in the month. The young people have filled the shoeboxes with gifts and much-needed household materials for people living in severely deprived areas of Eastern Europe.  Over 500 Rotary shoeboxes have been collected from the Bridge of Allan and Dunblane area.

The Club collected boxes from Queen Victoria School, Newton Primary School,  Dunblane Primary School, Bridge of Allan Primary School and Beaconhurst School.

Following collection, these shoeboxes are brought to a distribution centre in Perth, where, with shoeboxes collected by other Rotary clubs in the area, they are then taken to the national distribution in Preston to be transported  to Eastern European countries. Since the start of the scheme, more than one million Rotary shoeboxes have been delivered to those in greatest need.

Organisers Andew Hilley and Graham Russell said that they were delighted by the response.  “It is really heart-warming to see such a willingness to help others in this way.  We can be very proud of these young people.”