The Rotary Club of Thornbury
Meetings at Eastwood Park. Falfield, Gloucestershire
Rotary International Work Rotary
Chairman: Gordon Brown
International
Purpose
Rotary International supports service and financial aid at an international level by being involved in the many humanitarian projects world wide, working and communicating together at Club level.

International also supports the Global Polio Eradication Initiative formed in 1988. This is a public-private partnership that includes Rotary, the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, UNICEF, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, also governments of the world.
Ongoing Projects:

Tools for Self Reliance
Thornbury Rotary Club are pleased to continue supporting this charity by collecting small tools for onward shipment to Africa where local charitable organisations provide support, in a practical way, to artisans and craft workers in some of the poorest parts of the world. We are looking for simple tools for carpentry, building, engineering and electrical repair work. Also included in this list are Kitchen ware such as cake tins and cooking utensils
If you can help please contact Rotarian Robin Cole-Morgan on 01454 414281 to arrange collection or delivery.
Also see Thornbury Rotary on "My Thornbury" local website, Face Book and Twitter. Thank You.
For more information on this project please click Tools For Self Reliance
Eradication of Polio
Although polio has not been seen in Great Britain and Ireland for many years, it is vital that we continue our efforts to eliminate the disease worldwide in order that it can never return. Rotary clubs in Great Britain and Ireland have so far donated over ?20 million (€24 million) to End Polio Now.
Our efforts to eradicate polio have been described as one of the finest humanitarian projects the world has ever known and Rotary has even been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The eradication of polio when completed will be one of the most significant achievements in public health since the eradication of smallpox.
In 1988, there were 350,000 cases of polio annually, in 125 countries — about 1,000 cases per day. Rotary and its partners have reduced that figure by more than 99.9 percent, and in 2014, there were fewer than 400 cases in the entire world.
Thornbury Rotary has had a 25 year commitment to eradicating polio throughout the world. Please come and see us to make a donation at any of the town Food Fairs or Rotary bucket collections that take place throughout the year. Thank You
For more information on this valuable global project please click Polio Eradication - news