The Rotary Club of Arbury 

Rotary Shoe box Scheme

The Rotary Shoebox Scheme started in 1994 when boxes of gifts were sent at Christmas to children  in the city of Lasi, Romania.

Since then the scheme has grown throughout Britain and Ireland and tens of thousands of boxes have since been sent to children and families in many countries in Eastern Europe.

Arbury Rotary Club has supported this scheme for a number of years with boxes filled by Club members, friends and children from local schools.  The picture below shows John Mills, the Chairman of our International/Foundation Committee receiving 90 boxes from a local school for distribution before Christmas 2007.

The Arbury Club supports the Rotary Emergency Box and Aqua-Box  schemes and local schools are also invited to help with this work.