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Operation Beds for Sierra Leone

John Roberts is raising money for Woodbridge Rotary Club
“Top Floor Studio's fundraising”

on 7 July 2010

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The Rotary Club of Woodbridge is part of District 1080. It raises money for a wide range of good causes Internationally and Locally through fund raising events such as our annual carol service, golf days, Santa Claus at Notcutts garden centre, an annual lecture, regular street collections as well as specific projects such as tennis tournaments, sale of christmas cards, and this year a Recipe Calendar in 3 languages. Visit our site The Trust Fund provides urgent financial help and support for International Disasters through organisations such as Shelter box trust, as well as infrastructure and other projects including the building of water wells in Zambia as part of a district initiative, Friends of the Banyan Tree in India, Eat2Live, Filastraw and Mercy Ships. Locally we support numerous charities including The Rockford Trust, East Anglian Childrens Hospice, CLIC/Sargent. Our club has informal but strong links with Rotary in Madeira and the Flood Disaster in February in Funchal prompted us to set up this JustGiving page with a specific endeavour to help to raise money for the victims who have suffered a major loss and have no insurance or other means of financial help. Please visit our site at www.woodbridgerotary.org.uk

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Update Aug 31st 2010!

Ten beds and mattresses, six drip stands and 26 blankets have been purchased and are currently shipping to the hospital in Lunsar, Sierra Leone.  A huge Thank You to all who have contributed.

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Thanks for taking the time to visit Top Floor Studio's "Beds for Sierra Leone"  JustGiving page.

The Studio's own Annette Roberts and youngest son Luke Roberts – a BBC Holby City actor – have joined forces with Woodbridge Rotary Club to provide new hospital beds for a small town Hospital in Sierra Leone.

Annette's brother is a mining engineer in that country and during a short stay with him she became fired up with the beds idea for the hospital in Lunsar - a couple of hours drive from the capital Freetown.

"They have doctors and medicine but the facilities, particularly the beds, need transforming", she says. "I'm planning an exhibition and sale of photographs I took in Africa. Throughout the week of 12th July - 17th the Studio here in Woodbridge will be open. Everyone is welcome".

However, if you can't manage to call in and you would like to help this project, you can make a donation via The Woodbridge Rotary Club who are kindly handling donations directly through their charity web site.

Luke Roberts has kick-started the fund with £1000 donation from his charity work, presented at the Event Opening on evening of 10th July.  The evening also raised an amazing  £1,100 from the generous donations of our guest together with sales of prints and photographs.

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Donation summary

Total
£3,604.23
+ £19.74 Gift Aid
Online
£220.00
Offline
£3,384.23

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