St Leonards Church Kids Group/MS Fife
Tue, Sep 18th 2018 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
St Leonard's Church Kids group members Martha and Fiona Baldwin and Christy Orr gave a presentation to Kilrymont St Andrews Rotary Club on their activities to raise funds to buy Life Straws which can filter water to make it safe to drink.
The youngsters said that over 780 million people have no access to clean drinking water and that 7 million people die every year from a lack of water and drinking contaminated supplies.
Life Straws, manufactured by a Swiss company, comprise a special filter which can make dirty water drinkable by filtering out over 99.9% of bacteria and parasites.
They have been used in parts of Africa where clean water supplies are limited.
The children's group has so far raised over £1200 by holding pancake breakfasts one Sunday a month at the church. They have also held baking sales, a community picnic and a sponsored walk.
The Life Straws cost £17 and the Swiss manufacturers work in partnership with Unesco.
The youngsters are also planning to raise money for the Fife Gingerbread charity which helps disadvantaged families.
Also speaking at the Rotary meeting were Amy and Natasha from MS Fife.
Multiple Sclerosis is a neurological condition which affects the body's nervous and immune systems. There are about 800 people with the condition in Fife.
People with MS can display a variety of different symptoms including speech, balance and other cognitive difficulties.
MS Fife works with various groups and organisations to help people with the condition and those whose relatives have MS.
Amy and Natasha said they work with Young Carers to provide them with cinema tickets. MS Fife also is involved with Circle of Comfort to provide MS sufferers with massage and reflexology in centres and also in their homes. They also have links to the St. Andrews food bank to help people who have financial difficulties.
MS Fife have groups in Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline and St. Andrews where people can share information about their condition.
Kilrymont club president John Spittal presented MS Fife with a cheque for £500.
Gordon MacKenzie proposed thanks to all the evening's speakers.
*Kilrymont Rotary recently held a special meeting with the aim of attracting new members to the club. Guests learned about the aims of the Rotary movement and heard from club members about the club's fund-raising and fellowship activities.
At the meeting a cheque was presented to Fife Young Carers and two youngsters were given certificates.
The youngsters said that over 780 million people have no access to clean drinking water and that 7 million people die every year from a lack of water and drinking contaminated supplies.
Life Straws, manufactured by a Swiss company, comprise a special filter which can make dirty water drinkable by filtering out over 99.9% of bacteria and parasites.
They have been used in parts of Africa where clean water supplies are limited.
The children's group has so far raised over £1200 by holding pancake breakfasts one Sunday a month at the church. They have also held baking sales, a community picnic and a sponsored walk.
The Life Straws cost £17 and the Swiss manufacturers work in partnership with Unesco.
The youngsters are also planning to raise money for the Fife Gingerbread charity which helps disadvantaged families.
Also speaking at the Rotary meeting were Amy and Natasha from MS Fife.
Multiple Sclerosis is a neurological condition which affects the body's nervous and immune systems. There are about 800 people with the condition in Fife.
People with MS can display a variety of different symptoms including speech, balance and other cognitive difficulties.
MS Fife works with various groups and organisations to help people with the condition and those whose relatives have MS.
Amy and Natasha said they work with Young Carers to provide them with cinema tickets. MS Fife also is involved with Circle of Comfort to provide MS sufferers with massage and reflexology in centres and also in their homes. They also have links to the St. Andrews food bank to help people who have financial difficulties.
MS Fife have groups in Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline and St. Andrews where people can share information about their condition.
Kilrymont club president John Spittal presented MS Fife with a cheque for £500.
Gordon MacKenzie proposed thanks to all the evening's speakers.
*Kilrymont Rotary recently held a special meeting with the aim of attracting new members to the club. Guests learned about the aims of the Rotary movement and heard from club members about the club's fund-raising and fellowship activities.
At the meeting a cheque was presented to Fife Young Carers and two youngsters were given certificates.
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