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Alice Springs 60th Anniversary
60 years ago, some members of the Rotary Club of Mt Isa visited Alice Springs to gauge interest in
establishing Rotary in Central Australia.
On 17th February 1961, interested people who went on to become the charter members of the Rotary
Club of Alice Springs, held their first meeting.
Two months later, on April 7th, the club received its charter.
That initial spark, grew to create three Rotary Clubs in Alice Springs which have achieved many great
things, but it also grew the people who apply the principles of Rotary in their personal and professional
lives.
On 7th May a celebration dinner and auction was held at the Doubletree Hilton Alice Springs with current
and past members and partners. Many of the past members were able to share and enjoy the festivities
by Zoom. The dress code for the celebration was “Territory Rig”.
Some notable and ongoing projects include the
Bangtail Muster, Henley on Todd, John Hawkins
and Bill Van Dijk scholarships.
Alice Springs Charter Meeting
Past Presidents Peter Davison and Roger Selleck
Shelterbox operational update
Hurricanes Eta and Iota led to the loss of hundreds of homes in Honduras and Shelterbox has distributed
2900 kits this year to date. In Cameroon, West Africa extremist attacks have created a humanitarian crisis
displacing 320,000 people and emergency shelter is being
provided along with COVID-19 health and hygiene measures.
In Syria, on top of the long-running civil war,
floods caused devastation in the North West of the
country and Shelterbox was again ready and provided
emergency shelter and other relief.
Other relief projects in Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia
in Africa are also on the list where Shelterbox is currently
helping bring much needed shelter this year.
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