The war in Ukraine rages on, and Rotarians from Hagley near Stourbridge in the ​West Midlands have been sending medical supplies to the war-torn country.

The club decided last summer to work on a project of collecting and delivering ​medical aids to the war-torn country and they teamed up with Coventry Phoenix ​Rotary Club, notably Alan Taylor and Dr Tania Hebert, a Ukrainian GP working in ​Coventry.

Over the past two years, the Coventry club has been transporting medical items ​in donated old ambulances, which they then leave behind in Ukraine for use in ​the war zone.

To generate interest in the project, the Hagley Rotarians placed eye- catching ​posters in the area and put flyers into many letter boxes. They collected enough ​items to fill about 40 large cardboard boxes, which filled one ambulance.

Several ambulances then went in convoy from Coventry to south-west Ukraine to ​deliver the boxes. The club is continuing to collect medical supplies to fill further ​ambulances heading the eastern Europe.

Hatton Rotary has been supporting the ‘Off The Streets’ initiative in ​Northamptonshire, making a life-saving impact in the community!

Off The Street strategically places over 1,000 bleed kits across the county, crucial ​in emergencies like knife injuries.

Inspired by a compelling presentation from Samsons and Scott Fitzsimmons in ​October 2023, Hatton Rotary decided to contribute by purchasing ten bleed kits. ​These kits will be strategically placed in existing defibrillator boxes across East ​Northamptonshire.

As a follow up, this June Hatton Rotarians will undergo training sessions on ​critical bleed response, conducted by Meditech Global. These sessions will be ​open to the public, reinforcing the club’s commitment to community well-being.

David Kendrick, District Governor for 1070 which covers the East Midlands, ​presented ten bleed kits to Scott from Off The Streets, and in encouraging other ​Rotary clubs in the district to join them in sponsoring bleed kits and participating ​in training sessions.

Reading Maiden Erlegh Rotarians were involved in a project to deliver meals to ​local food banks and food shares thanks to funding from the Reading Charity Art ​and Craft Fair.

Around 2,300 meals were prepared and frozen at Leighton Park School by the ​school’s catering company, Thomas Franks, under the direction of chef ​Alessandro Albanese.

Over the following weeks, Rotarians volunteered to deliver the microwaveable ​meals to organisations which are supporting disadvantaged families across ​Reading, Wokingham and other nearby towns in Berkshire.

They included deliveries of 200 meals to the South Reading Community Hub, ​Shinfield Church Food Share, and Woodley Food Share.