The Rotary Club of Arbury 

ROTARY AQUA BOXES

The 1^st Weddington Brownie Pack presented the Rotary Club of Arbury with a filled Aqua Box at their meeting on 10^th January 2006. 

When disasters hit communities such as the Tsunami and the earthquake in Pakistan, Rotary International have a Response Co-ordinator who will carry out an assessment of the immediate needs of the area working with the relief organisations. 

Rotary in Great Britain stores these boxes of essential items, including a water purification unit and other household goods we take for granted in this country. The boxes are taken  to people in disaster areas world wide and distribution is supervised by Rotarians to make sure the help goes to the right people 

The  Brownie Pack have been helping the Rotary Club of Arbury fill an Aqua Box. The box was provided by the Club and has been filled by the Brownies and now contains a water purification unit which will provide a family with 1100 litres of drinking water and also essential household tools such as scissors, knives and cooking utensils to provide families with basic needs.

On Friday 27^th January 2006, the Head Teacher, Mrs Pipe, and pupils of Gun Hill School in New Arley  presented the Rotary Club of Arbury with two Aqua Boxes which will be kept in store for future disasters which may occur anywhere in the world. 

The School had raised money at their Harvest Festival Celebrations in the Autumn, bought the boxes for the Rotary Club, members of the Rotary Club have filled the boxes with essential items required by people who need the aid when disaster strikes.

Frank Gray, Chairman of the International Committee of the Rotary Club, said that he was really pleased the children had responded in the way they had since recently the stock of boxes has dwindled because of the disasters in the last year so this help from the pupils of Gun Hill School is very much appreciated.