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Rotoract Helps El Salvador Quake Victims
(March 2001)
The Rotaract Club of Bourne End
and Cookham have provided 4 AQUABOXES to stricken families in El Salvador.
The boxes, which are capable of providing 33,000 litres of purified water
in areas of greatest need, will be used by relief agencies to stem the
tide of disease that occurs after major disasters such as the recent
earthquake. In only 2 hours, purification tablets render the bacteria of
killer diseases such as typhoid and cholera completely harmless, making
the water totally safe to drink.
The AQUABOX project is the
brainchild of a Rotary Club in Derbyshire, who work with relief agencies
and airlines to get the boxes shipped out to areas of dire need in the
shortest time possible.
Rebecca Hazell, Bourne End &
Cookham Rotaract: “As a club, we do a lot of fundraising and
community work in the local area. However, when you see major disasters in
places such as El Salvador and India, you do tend to feel rather helpless.
By using £1,000 of our fundraising monies to pay for the AQUABOXES, we
can provide almost instant relief to the areas that need it most.”
As Rotaract is an organisation
that promotes fun and friendship as well as community and fundraising
work, Club members made sure that raising the £1,000 was enjoyable!
Events such as a major pop and rock fundraising quiz have helped boost the
coffers in recent months.
The Club meets 1st and
3rd Tuesdays in the month at Three Horseshoes, Flackwell Heath.
For more details about Rotaract
contact Rebecca Hazell (01494) 463106
http://www.rotaract.org/d1090/bourneend
For more information on the
AQUABOX project: (01629) 825178
http://www.rotary1220.org/aquabox
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