Members of the Rotary Club of West Wight were on duty over the 4^th , 5^th and 6^th  June 2010 to man their stall at The Old gaffers Festival, Yarmouth.

This event has become a major attraction in the Isle of Wight calendar over the past few years and we would like to thank the Old Gaffers committee for allowing us to pitch our charity “SHELTERBOX” display on site so as to show all visitors how a donation to Rotary International Disasters Fund  could be used.

On Sunday 30th May 2010 members of the Rotary Club of West Wight gathered at Freshwater Court to assist Wessex Cancer in their fund raising efforts.

This year the event was held on the Sunday as the Saturday weather forecast was for heavy rain.

Members of the Rotary Club are always willing to help, but more so in this particular case as Freshwater Court is owned by one of their own Members.

The following list shows some of the interests of the members of

 The Rotary Club of West Wight

If you feel that you would like more information then please contact

Bob @ email - robertbiles@tiscalli.co.uk

 Amateur radio and aviation

Computer                                                        

Decryption and algorithm design             

DIY                                                                  

Fishing

Football                              

Gardening                                      

Golf bowls and jazz

Gymnastics                              

Literary interests

Logic puzzles                             

Robert Hooke our own local son the genius                                                            

Rambling                                                         

Parish council

Philately                                                         

Photography

Politics                                    

Printing                                    

Puzzles and games                                      

Sailing                                                          

Steam trains on I.of.W                 

Walking                                                         

Zymology

 Plus many more.

 Don’t forget if you would like more information then contact:-      

 robertbiles@tiscalli.co.uk.

On Sunday 16th. May 2010

The Rotary Club of West Wight manned the finishing line of the Earl Mountbatten Hospice “Walk the Wight”.

We understand that 12,500 people took part.

We were asked to record their  times when they reached the finishing line at Alum Bay Pleasure Park.

Everyone was tired but cheerful and on behalf of our club I would like to send congratulations – WELL DONE

Not all our time is spent on Rotary business, here we see a picture of some of the West Wight Rotarians and their partners enjoying themselves on a trip out to the Ferguson Museum, Freshwater.

Shelterbox display at St. Georges Day

ROTARY CLUB OF WEST WIGHT

The Rotary Club of West Wight participated in the St. Georges Day celebrations at Northwood Park, Cowes on Saturday 24^th and Sunday 25^th April.

Our objective was to show the general public how Rotary makes a difference at times of international disaster.

The primary task of disaster relief is to save lives.

There have been 7 major disasters worldwide since Christmas, with Haiti getting the most publicity. Rotary projects have sent some 18,000 relief boxes to Haiti with 5,000 more planned.

At Cowes we demonstrated 3 types of disaster boxes, which give relief to those in need, in a timely manner. They were Rotary ShelterBoxes, AquaBoxes and LifeBoxes.

1. ShelterBox is the biggest Rotary disaster relief charity. It is now a Rotary Global project. In 10 years it has provided 52,000 boxes worldwide saving over half a million lives.

Each ShelterBox (coloured green) provides a dry shelter, a warm bed, light & heat, clean water, cooking aids and tools for a family of 10. The key item in each ShelterBox is the 10-man tent, which we erected in 20 minutes and demonstrated during the 2-day event.

Although only designed for 6-month use many of these tents provide family shelter for much longer.

1. Each AquaBox (coloured blue) provides clean water for a number of families. They are dispatched mainly to disasters, such as flooding, where clean water, not shelter, is the highest priority. For community use an Aquafilter unit can be provided.

2. The LifeBox (coloured yellow) contains items for ongoing rather than immediate basic relief. One key item, the personal LifeStraw, which is worn around the neck, ensures that all water sucked up through the device is free of contamination and disease. It lasts for 1 year.

We would like to thank all those who contributed £75 towards our Rotary disaster relief projects.

Rotarian William McClintock

The Rotary Club of West Wight began the Easter Card competition several years ago and it is now well established in this area.

This year 600 cards were sent out to all the schools in the West Wight. The competition was judged by 3 independent local judges and the winners, and the best cards were displayed on boards at local venues.

Each school had a winner and 2 runners up and money prizes and certificates were presented to the winning students at each of the participating schools. A shield was presented to the school with the best overall display and this year was won by St. Saviours School, Totland. Well done !!!!!!

Our next competition within the schools is a poetry competition and we will be telling you about this later.

The Gala Dinner for the Good Cooks Challenge ( 14 May 2010) has been postponed until January 2011, new details to follow soon.

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