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NEWS ARCHIVE
Press Releases issued by RIBI since 1 July 2002
PRESS
CALL NOTICE
ROTARY
LAUNCHES PARTNERSHIP WITH ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN’S HOSPICES
June
2003
Rotary
International in Great Britain and Ireland is launching a partnership
with the Association of Children’s Hospices to offer Rotary
support to the children’s hospice movement throughout these
islands.
ROTARY
RAISES US$88 MILLION TO FIGHT POLIO
June
2003
As
part of Rotary’s 20-year commitment to end polio by its
100th anniversary in 2005, the humanitarian service organization
has announced that its 1.2 million members have successfully raised
over US$88 million; surpassing its original goal of US$80 million.
OVER
20.000 DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN TO BE TAKEN ON A DAY OUT TO REMEMBER
May
2003
More
than 20,000 children with special needs from all over Great Britain
and Ireland will join the 14th annual Rotary KidsOut Day on Wednesday
11th June 2003. Rotary KidsOut Day is a day out promoted by KidsOut,
the national charity for children with special needs and supported
by Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland.
RECORD
NUMBER OF BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS IN ONE DAY!
April
2003
Rotary
Clubs in Great Britain and Ireland organized a record number of
free blood pressure checks on Saturday April 5th , in communities
throughout the country. More than 130,000 people had their blood
pressure taken by qualified medical staff, courtesy of Rotary
International in support of The Stroke Association. President
Tony de St Dalmas made the announcement at the RIBI annual conference
in Blackpool.
HRH
THE PRINCE OF WALES OUTLINES WORLD WATER PROBLEM AT ROTARY CONFERENCE
April
2003
HRH
The Prince of Wales has outlined the enormous extent of the global
water and sanitation problems - which affect a third of the world's
people - and discussed the practical solutions to these issues.Tthe
Prince of Wales was speaking at The Rotary International Conference
in Blackpool where he congratulated Rotarians for their support
for WaterAid, which this year, is the preferred International
charity of Tony de St Dalmas, President of Rotary International
in Great Britain and Ireland (RIBI).
PRINCE
OF WALES SPEAKS ON WATERAID AT ROTARY CONFERENCE
March
2003
On
Friday 11th April, HRH The Prince of Wales will attend The Rotary
International Conference in Blackpool. The Prince of Wales will
thank Rotarians for their support for WaterAid which provides
safe water and sanitation to the world's poorest people and which,
this year, is the preferred International charity of Tony de St
Dalmas, President of Rotary International in Great Britain and
Ireland (RIBI).
FREE
BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS - MAKE A DIFFERENCE
March
2003
Rotary
International in Great Britain and Ireland and The Stroke Association
are teaming up to Make a Difference by offering free blood pressure
checks and information to communities throughout the country on
Saturday April 5th.
TAKE
A WINTER WALK TO HELP THOSE WHO CAN'T
Rotary
to Mobilise a Million Walkers in Service Week in February
January
2003
Members of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland will
be urging their communities to take a winter walk in week commencing
23rd February, 2003. Each walker will be asked to pay £1
subscription for the global polio eradication programme. The walk
is not intended to be a marathon but a short walk of up to three
miles; this could be around a public park, a school playing field,
a football ground or even indoors on a treadmill! Local Rotarians
hope to enlist the support of schools, sports clubs, church groups,
youth groups, local organizations, families and friends.
BLOOD
PRESSURE CHECK DAY APRIL 5th 2003 ATTEMPTS RECORD
December
2002
Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland is planning
a Blood Pressure Check Day on Saturday April 5th, 2003 in support
of the UK's leading charity, The Stroke Association. Rotary Clubs
are organizing free blood pressure checks in their communities
by qualified medical staff. It is hoped that a record number of
blood pressure readings will be taken on this day. These will
be arranged in church halls, community centres and other suitable
locations.
300
ATHLETES ENJOY 21st ROTARY DISABLED SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS
November 2002
More than 300 disabled athletes competed in the 21st Rotary
Disabled Sports Championships held at the Midlands Sports Centre,
Coventry on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th November.
Press
Call Notice - INTERNATIONAL LINE UP OF SPEAKERS AT ROTARY INSTITUTE
November
2002
An international line up of speakers at the Rotary International
Institute at The Marriott Hotel, Cardiff on Saturday 23 November
2002 includes Bhichai Rattakul, President of Rotary International,
leading businessman Sir Anthony Jolliffe GBE and Dr Bruce Aylward
of World Health Organisation.
SIMON
WESTON OBE HONOURED BY ROTARY
November 2002
Falklands Veteran, Simon Weston OBE, was honoured by the
Rotary Club of Wollaton Park on Wednesday 13th November 2002,
when he was presented with a Paul Harris Fellowship by President
of Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland, Tony de
St Dalmas.
ROTARY
HELP IMMUNIZE 14 MILLION CHILDREN AGAINST POLIO IN ETHIOPIA
November 2002
Fourteen million children under the age of five were immunized
against polio in Ethiopia during the National Immunization Day
(NID) on 25 October. Rotary members administered the drops of
oral polio vaccine to children, assisted parents in getting their
children vaccinated, delivered the vaccine to immunization posts,
transported health workers and recruited fellow volunteers.
ROTARY
CLUBS IN GB&I TO DISPLAY SPECTACULAR FLOAT AT LORD MAYOR'S
SHOW
November
2002
Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland clubs have
joined forces to deliver a truly spectacular and captivating sight
at the 2002 Lord Mayor's Show - the colourful procession, traditionally
held on the second Saturday in November, in celebration of the
appointment of the new Lord Mayor.
Press
Call Notice - ROTARY PEACE SCHOLARS WELCOME LUNCH
October
2003
Eleven Rotary World Peace Scholars, who have recently enrolled
at Bradford University Peace Centre MA programme, will be given
an official welcome at a lunch on Saturday 2nd November.The scholars
are from Argentina, Canada, Iceland, Japan, Nigeria, Mauritius,
Sri Lanka, and USA, and represent a wide range of occupations
including education and training, diplomacy, journalism, law and
the military.
ROTARY
JOINS THE STROKE ASSOCIATION TO COMBAT KILLER DISEASE
July
2002
Rotary International in Britain and Ireland is joining the
UK's leading charity The Stroke Association to increase awareness
of the killer condition and to raise funds for prevention and
research. Stroke is the single main cause of severe adult disability
in England and Wales and one of the biggest causes of death in
this country.
For basic stroke facts for journalists from The Stroke Association CLICK HERE
ROTARY
LAUNCH NEW CAMPAIGN TO FULFIL PROMISE TO ERADICATE POLIO
July
2002
Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland is launching
a new campaign today to raise additional funds required to eradicate
polio by 2005. The campaign, 'Fulfilling our promise:eradicate
polio' will last for one year from July 1st 2002 with the goal
of raising £3 million.
POLIO
ERADICATION, DRINKING WATER IN TANZANIA AND STROKE PREVENTION
- PRIORITIES FOR NEW PRESIDENT
July
2002
The new President of Rotary International in Great Britain and
Ireland is Tony de St Dalmas from London. On July 1st he became
the leader of some 61,000 Rotarians who belong to 1,835 clubs
in Great Britain and Ireland.