“A big thank you, Saffron Walden”, was the message from Rotary in Saffron Walden, following the response to the club’s appeal for unwanted sleeping bags, blankets, towels and sheets.
The recent Tropical Cyclones in Fiji caused considerable flooding and devastation in much of the country.
Rotary in Saffron Walden answered an urgent call from the Spinal Injury Association of Fiji for these much-needed items.
Rotary member Ed Netsel who organised the collection said, “We asked anyone who could spare any of these items to bring them to the Saffron Walden Common Car Park on Easter Sunday morning where Rotary Club members were waiting to receive donations.
He continued, “By 12noon we had completely filled our van. We are absolutely delighted with the response.
Rotary in Saffron Walden members Trevor Reynolds, Ed Netsel and Sue Boswell loading the van with donations of sheets, blankets and sleeping bags.
The items collected will be despatched to Fiji on April 17, 2021 as part of a shipment of mobility equipment collected by PhysioNet.
Rotary in Saffron Walden has been working with PhysioNet for several years, collecting unwanted mobility equipment from East Anglia and transporting it to the PhysioNet depot in Yorkshire.
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Rotary member Ed Netsel receives a donation from a local resident.