web viewawaiting collection by dhl on 23 may . leaving heathrow on 25 may. flight via bogota....
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CONSIGNMENT OF WATER-SURVIVAL BOXES AND SCHOOL BAGS FOR CHILE MAY, 2017
120 WATER-SURVIVAL BOXES FOR DISPLACED FAMILIES FOLLOWING FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES IN ATACAMA REGION OF CHLE – MAY 2017
HALF OF THE CONSIGNMENT WAS PAID FOR BY ROTARY IN SWITZERLAND
AND HALF BY ROTARY IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
ROTARIAN HUGO PIKE OBE, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
IN ADDITION 120 SCHOOL IN A BAG RUCKSACKS WERE ALSO SENT
TO ENABLE THE DISPLACED CHILDREN TO RESUME THEIR EDUCATION
PROVIDED BY THE PIERS SIMON APPEAL CHARITY IN SOMERSET
AWAITING COLLECTION BY DHL ON 23 MAY
LEAVING HEATHROW ON 25 MAY
FLIGHT VIA BOGOTA
ARRIVING SANTIAGO DE CHILE AT 0500 ON 28 MAY
ONE BOX WAS PAID FOR BY THE CHILDRAN AND STAFF OF WITTON CHURCH WALK SCHOOL IN NORTHWICH, CHESHIRE – FOLLOWING A PRESENTATION GIVEN
BY ROTARIAN GRAEME SOUTAR OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF NORTHWICH VALE ROYAL CLUB
THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING THE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY WITH A SAMPLE BOX WAS PLACED IN ONE OF THE BOXES AND IS NOW ON ITS WAY TO CHILE. IT WILL BE
GIVEN TO A FAMILY THAT LOST THEIR HOME AND CONTENTS, AND NEED A MEANS OF MAKING CONTAMINATED WATER SAFE TO DRINK
DISTRIBUTION OF OUR AID IN CHILE WILL BE MANAGED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF VALPARAISO UNDER THE DIRECTION OF PAST
DISTRICT GOVERNOR JORGE VEGA DIAZ
The latest disaster to hit Chile devastated parts of the Atacama Region when some 200 mm fell in 24 hours (normal rainfall in the area averages 15 mm a year). As a result homes were washed away or flooded with contaminated water and normal sources of safe drinking water were polluted.
The Rotary Water-Survival Box project is managed by the Rotary Club of Chelwood Bridge in North East Somerset. The box is equipped with an Aquafilter that can convert 100,000 litres of contaminated water into safe drinking water. It also contains a range of essential survival items and consignments have been sent to 53 disasters in 27 different countries during the 11 years the charity has been operating. Donations to help replace stock are urgently needed and cheques made out to Worldwaterworks Limited should be sent to Broadway House, Third Avenue, Westfield Trading Estate, Midsomer Norton, BA3 4XD. Online donations can be made through our website www.watersurvivalbox.org
Prepared by Hugo Pike – Director of Operations [email protected] 07779-835508