Disaster relief
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Carriacou Senior Citizens Care Home Re-opened
Following the devastating category 4 Hurricane Beryl, Winchester Rotary donated approximately £1,500 in December 2024 to help refurbish a senior citizens care home on the small island of Carriacou, part of Grenada. A 2 Phase recovery initiative was launched. Phase 1 prioritised urgent structural repairs to the roof, doors, windows and electrical systems to the […]
Hurricane Beryl – Support to refurbish Carriacou Care Home
On Thursday 19 December, I handed over US$2,000 from Winchester Rotary to the District Governor of District 7030 (Southern Caribbean), Debbie Roopchand. The funding is going towards Phase 2 of the refurbishment of a senior citizens care home on the island of Carriacou, just north of the parent island of Grenada. The care home, along […]
What we’re about and get up to
In response to international and UK emergencies, Rotary makes donations from its own charity funds to global charities and local organisations. The charities include:
- ShelterBox.org
- Watersurvivalbox.org
- Aquabox.org
- Mapaction.org
- Purple Community Fund.org
- Disaster Aid Uk.org
- UK’s Disaster Emergency Committee (DEC)
It also gives directly to other overseas Rotary Clubs in the vicinity of the incident so they can assist with and monitor the situation and money.
