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Written by Stephen Sypula
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It has become clear that the Pakistan Flood situation has deteriorated considerably since I emailed all Club International Chairs on 4th August. More than 1,600 people have died after the worst floods in the country for the past 80 years. As the floods have now spread to the Sindh province some 16 million people are directly affected. See BBC’s Orla Guerin’s report on a village slowly drowning in Sindh province. It is now consider that the devastation is even greater than the major Tsunami and the Haiti earthquake.
Today RIBI President Jim Moulson launched an ‘RIBI International Disaster Fund’. This was subsequently upgraded to a full Appeal. Monies donated to the appeal will be earmarked for Pakistan for long term sustainable projects. All donations to the fund should be made payable to the ‘RIBI Donations Trust’ and sent to Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland, Kilwarton Road, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 6PB. Cheques should be marked ‘Pakistan flood’ on the back.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 21 August 2010 )
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Written by Eduardo
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 In 2007, I met the district 1260, as a Team Leader of a group of GSE from Argentina.
We came back to our country so excited to have met so many friendly people and places so beautiful, that I wanted my wife to know also the experience I have had before.
In fact of that, this year, I organized a visit to my Rotary friends who had known at the time, who received us extremely well at home, and took us to see many places.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 25 June 2010 )
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Written by Chalmers Cursley
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 Meeting the needs, responding to the situations and making a difference has been the unwritten motto of Hope Outreach UK. Since 1985, through several meaningful and practical projects, this volunteer Milton Keynes based organisation has been carrying out a series of welfare projects, working amongst the poor, disadvantaged and marginalised people of Sri-Lanka and Southern India. The aims have been to alleviate poverty, improve health and education and to reconcile fractured communities. The mission has been non-discriminatory, working across the religious, ethnic and social divide, responding to the needs of the people. All the projects are locally owned and locally managed hence remaining sensitive and relevant to the local communities. Hope Outreach UK is run entirely by volunteers without any employed staff or overheads and hence the funds raised go directly to the people in need on the ground. Read the full article here:  Hope Outreach Article April 2010 2010-05-04 12:50:14 229.65 Kb
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 11 May 2010 )
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Written by Stephen Sypula
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As ShelterBox continues to help re-build communities, the staff take time out to say Happy Birthday. Shelter has already been provided for 80,000 Haitians. Further shipments for another 50,000 are due in Haiti by the end of the month. This video shows ShelterBox teams working with other agencies to provide more than the essential life support resources we have come to expect. Do switch on your sound and click on the video to get a full screen showing.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 24 February 2010 )
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Written by Robert Browning
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 In December 2008 I was appointed, by the then District
Governor Les Lee, to become the District 1260 Co-ordinator for Shelterbox. This
appointment has not been greatly advertised within the District (it is not in
the District Directory) and I feel, after the massive response from District
1260 to the Haiti Earthquake disaster and the demand for Shelterboxes for
demonstration purposes. that all clubs should be aware that I am the contact
for use of the boxes available.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 22 February 2010 )
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