Going Quackers

The latest fund-raising venture of Hucknall Rotary Club took place on Thursday 27th June 2013 when a fleet  of numbered plastic ducks were released into the freedom of the River Leen (Bakers Brook).  Over 400 ducks had been 'sold' by Hucknall rotarians with the profits of the race supporting Rotary international projects such as 'End Polio now'  and 'Aqua Box'

Rotary International's End Polio Now initiative protects children around the world with Polio vaccines to globally eradicate Polio forever.   Due to the effects of Rotary and it's global partners, we are close to eradicating Polio, however there are still 3 epidemic countries left in the world and the final push towards eradication is needed.

Disasters come in many forms - earthquake; cyclone; flood; refugee displacement - but all share a common factor. The most urgent single problem facing the relief agencies is the provision of a supply of safe drinking-water.

In some cases, it may be possible for the relief agencies to supply water from outside the affected area. In others, there is clearly a need for those suffering in the aftermath of a disaster to achieve an early, if temporary, self-sufficiency in the supply of safe drinking-water.

The Solution is AQUABOX, a robust plastic tank with a family-sized filter unit known as the AQUAFILTER and packed with essential welfare items for a disaster situation. Once the welfare contents have been removed, each AQUABOX can be used to purify up to 18000 litres of polluted water, making it safe and pleasant to drink. Thats enough for 22.5 litres/day of general use potable water for use by the family for a period two years.

The winning duck belonged to Sarah Spencer who wins the first prize of  an Apple IPad .