Foundation Committee

Chairman - Mike Blackledge

This Committee is dedicated to supporting some of the Foundation's programmes, both humanitarian and educational. As Rotary's own charity it is instrumental in many varied activities both at home and overseas.
During the coming year we shall be involved in:

Group Study Exchange which last year involved an exchange of a group of young professionals led by an experienced Rotarian between our District and a District in North America and also -

A Matching Grant project in Sri Lanka where we have provided substantial funds to be matched by The Rotary Foundation to provide facilities for a decimated village there. We have also previously raised funds to build houses in another village. We have now donated over $16,000 to this project called Manacare. Read on -

The village of Tellwatta in Sri Lanka was completely destroyed in the tsunami of 2004. The Manacare Foundation has already raised funds to build a new Community Centre with many facilities for teaching and rehabilitation together with the running costs.

Our donation has provided a brick making machine, seen in use here, playground equipment, sewing machines and medical equipment. All of these have met a great need to provide people with work and enjoyment following their great tragedy.

      

 

We are also very grateful to PP John Tiscornia who has made a substantial contribution from his company, Demel's Sri Lankan Chutneys. Our partners in this project are the Rotary Club of mid-Columbo and we appreciate their help and support on the ground there.

We raise funds for our charity in many ways - through our AIRSHOW, personal giving and our Annual Cruise on Windermere. Our intention this year is to raise more than the £2000 which we raised last year.

One of the most enjoyable events we hold to raise funds for our Foundation is the Annual Foundation Cruise. More news on this later.

Our Committee is also planning a major Charity Sponsored Walk which will be held in September 2008. You can find all the information about this event by visiting the OUR WALK link on the left.