Rotary Club provides aid to Pakistan

The Rotary Club of Ascot responded to the calls for aid after the flood disasters in Pakistan with the provision of 15 Water Survival Boxes. Each of these bright red boxes is a rigid, reinforced 54 litre plastic container that becomes a receptacle for water when emptied of survival items. It includes a filtration pack and chlorine tablets – enough for family of 4 for some 4 months, plus essential survival items such as mugs to drink out of, cooking pots, bowls to eat from, spoons, antiseptic spray, cotton materials and needles and thread to make basic clothes. It also includes basic tools, tarpaulin and bungee cords to make a simple shelter.

Rotary Club President Beverley Williams said “We were all taken aback to realise the magnitude of the disasters in Pakistan, and I was heartened to see how many Rotarians have made personal donations to fund one of these boxes, as well as those funded from the Club charity fund.”

The boxes, which cost £150 each, have been air-lifted to Islamabad, and are now being deployed in the affected regions.