Tsunami Relief Project Information

The  Rotary Club of Alliston’s

Proposed Tsunami Relief Project in Thailand

Rationale
Tsunami relief projects are of two types; immediate relief in which we participated in in January 2005, and the longer range projects that Rotary International favours. This committee has recognized the need for longer-range projects in line with the aims of Rotary International.
As a result, we are working towards a project in Thailand. This choice will allow us to be in constant contact with our Thai Rotary Club partner via Punnapa Hartley and her mother’s Rotary Club in Thailand .

The Project
The Tsunami Project search committee will be finding a needy village in the Pukhet region of Thailand. The committee’s plan is to adopt a village for a period of up to ten years. In that time, the Rotary Club of Alliston and it’s partners will be involved in projects involving areas of need such as schools, nursing stations, hospital etc. This is a potential “Sweat Equity” project.

Choosing the appropriate project
Rotarian Punnapa travelled to Thailand for a week to investigate first-hand  villages that have been affected and has reported back to the Rotary Club of Alliston. The first project will come from this trip.

Commencement of Project
It is proposed that the project will able to  be submitted to RI in July 2006 and to commence sometime after November 1, 2006 .

Fund-raising
There are numerous fund-raising options which are being reviewed by the club. Our first event will be a Thai Gala Dinner.

Tsunami Project – Thailand

The Project  

·        To adopt a (fishing) village in the Phuket region of Thailand

·         A project that will extend over a number of years

·        A “Stand – Alone” project in that it will have its own dedicated fund-raising that will not detract from other club fund-raising projects
There is a possibility of this being a site for a Sweat Equity project