Gala Rotarians learn about Philippines project

Galashiels Rotarians heard feedback from some of the team who went out from the Rotary Club of Selkirk, and two from the Hawick club, to the Philippines to see for themselves how money raised by Rotary was spent.

By The Newsroom
Monday, 6th August 2018, 7:14 am
Galashiels Rotarians heard feedback from some of the team who went out from the Rotary Club of Selkirk, and two from the Hawick club, to the Philippines to see for themselves how money raised by Rotary was spent. The photograph shows Irene Strafford, Graham Easton, Ron and Pat Sutherland, and Doug Forsyth, with Ruth Collin, president of Galashiels Rotary Club (not wearing a T-shirt).

Each of the representatives put their own slant on what they had seen and done.

It was moving to hear about the improvements made to the dormitories in an orphanage and the new toilet block at a primary school. Work on a new well had an added gain of a teenager’s need for a wheelchair to be identified and purchased.

z The photograph shows Irene Strafford, Graham Easton, Ron and Pat Sutherland, and Doug Forsyth, with Ruth Collin, president of Galashiels Rotary Club (second from right).