2008 Warrington Rotary Beer Festival Charities
Life Straws
The LifeStraw is a personal water purification device turning any water into drinking water. It costs less than the price of a cup of coffee. Distribution will be via the Life Box organisation who will send them when called for - to disasters & areas of great need around the world.
Life Education Programme
Educating children about the effects and risks associated with the use of drugs, including alcohol and tobacco. The health education programme is targeted at 4 – 11 year-olds and aims to help them make healthy lifestyle choices.
Woolston Eyes Conservation Project
It's aim is to promote the study and conservation of the wildlife and habitat of the area with particular regard to the ornithology
Making Space, Warrington
Making Space continues to raise the standard in mental health services, enabling social inclusion and promoting independence, with all service provision offering a person centred approach.
Warrington Hospital League of Friends
The Hospital League of Friends was formed over 40 years ago, the objectives being to add to the patient care. League members are all volunteers and receive no remuneration or expenses.
The Money raised is used to buy either Medical and Surgical equipment for the hospital and items to improve patient comfort.
Fife Rangers Junior Football Club
Our local league is the Warrington Junior Football League We have teams ranging from Under 6's to Under 15s at junior level plus U16s, U18s and Open Age.
Cambodian Hospital
Dalton Boot, [Orthopaedic Surgeon at Warrington Hospital], has spent the last 4 years helping Cambodian Surgeons to develop an Orthopaedic unit to treat the many patients with untreated orthopaedic deformities and the many victims of road accidents.The present ward is now much improved but very overcrowded: The charity is trying to fund a new building to admit and treat more people. Luckily building costs in Cambodia are a fraction of those in UK. Please get in touch if you can offer any help to Dalton Boot.
Warrington Schools Concert Band
President's Charity for 2008
From its formation in October 1987 with just 17 musicians at its first rehearsal, Warrington Schools’ Concert Band has developed into an organisation that has a reputation for presenting challenging but enjoyable music from the modern symphonic band repertoire to its members and audiences alike. It provides an opportunity for young musicians from schools in Warrington and the surrounding districts to develop as individual musicians whilst concentrating on adventurous compositions.