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The Rotary Club of Somerset Levels special friendship with The Rotary Club of Rajkot Midtown

Follow the heartwarming journey of friendship between The Rotary Club of Somerset Levels and The Rotary Club of Rajkot Midtown, through exchanging dolls, creating a Children’s Creativity Centre, and supporting charitable projects. Explore the impact on the community and the goals awaiting fulfillment.

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The Rotary Club of Somerset Levels special friendship with The Rotary Club of Rajkot Midtown

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  1. The Rotary Club of Somerset Levels special friendship with The Rotary Club of Rajkot Midtown Rotary Dolls Museum Rtn John Wood

  2. Rotary Dolls Museum - Events • It all started with an e-mail Nov 01 • SL Club agree to send a doll Jan 02 • Julia Raynor makes our doll Apr 02 • We collect our doll May 02 • Decide to hand deliver doll Oct 02 • Present doll to the Rotary Club of Rajkot Midtown on Thurs 16 Jan 03 • Dolls Museum still not open Mar 04

  3. Rotary Dolls Museum RC Rajkot Midtown (RM) • RM have contacted over 27,000 Rotary Clubs world-wide • Over 27,000 e-mails have been sent by them • Friendship now with 455 Clubs in 255/532 Districts

  4. Rajkot Facts • Population 1.2 million • 600 Schools • 250,000 school children • 20,000 Ragpicker children • Plans for 120,000 children to visit the DM per year

  5. Rotary Dolls MuseumMar 04 - 1,020 DollsEntrance costs • Adults/Children 5 Indian Rupees (6.5p) • School Children 2 Indian Rupees (2.6p) • Municipal School and Ragpicker children free

  6. Rocking Zebra Crossing “Raj”

  7. Rocking Zebra Crossing • Simon Lane’s dream! • A “one-off” charitable project to make a Rocking Zebra and then deliver it to a worthy location with the sole aim to give enjoyment to as many children as possible for as long a time as possible • The Rotary Dolls Museum chosen to be the recipient and long term keeper

  8. Rocking Zebra “Raj” • Made by Simon Lane and delivered with the help of Somerset Levels and two local companies to the Rotary Dolls Museum • “Raj” arrived at 01:30am in the city of Rajkot on 8th Nov 2003 • Delivered together with numerous soft toys for the poor children of Rajkot

  9. Simon &“Raj”

  10. A Ragpicker child smiles!

  11. Children’s Creativity Centre • 2004/5 Centenary Year • Children’s Creativity Centre (CCC) to be installed in the Dolls Museum • Our project is being submitted for consideration as a RF Centenary Year’s Best

  12. CCC - Planned Facilities • Education for poor children • Learning foreign languages, customs, manners • Dramatics, Arts and Music • Sculpture and toy making • Technology Workshops/Computer Education • Employment opportunities for the poor • Awareness for youth and drug related problems • Cyber café mainly for the poor children • Unique training to build future Rotarians

  13. Matching Grant ApplicationMGA # 52066 • Somerset Levels US$13,000 • District 1200 US$6,500 • Requested from TRF US$13,000 TOTAL US$32,500

  14. Goals still to be achieved • Who will open the Dolls Museum? • When will Dolls Museum be opened? • Date MGA # 52066 will be granted? • Date CCC items will be installed? • Dolls Museum’s 100,000th visitor? • CCC’s 10,000th visitor? Action Items

  15. …..and it all started with a doll!!

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