The District 9970 Rotary Earthquake Recovery Support Project team advise that they are currently assembling a Matching Grant to support St John Ambulance to "Replace, Repair and be Ready" for future emergencies, particularly the replacement of resources and equipment which was consumed or damaged in the earthquake emergencies over the last nine months.
In addition, Canterbury Rotary clubs are looking at ways to organise appreciation functions for the St John Volunteers. Members of the public willing to assist can contact their local Rotary club as well. In Canterbury, St John have 240 paid staff but also 800 volunteers both front-line and behind the scenes in areas such as the Caring Caller Program and the Friends of the Emergency Department (who have recently extended their service to the Morgue). The workload and stress on these volunteers from the constant emergencies of the last nine months is ongoing with no end in sight and in addition to more volunteers being needed, St John believe some recognition and appreciation for the work of the volunteers would give them a huge and much needed boost in confidence.
Since the 22 February 2011 Earthquake in Christchurch New Zealand, Rotarians, Rotary clubs and districts plus Rotary supporters from throughout the world have responded with messages of support and donations to aid the long-term activities of Rotary to assist Christchurch communities recover from this disaster. This Blog will tell just some of the news and stories of those supporting the Rotary response to this disaster over the months or even years to come.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
HOW YOU CAN HELP: For information about how you can support the Rotary response please go to http://www.rotarysouthpacific.org/ which is the central information hub.