From Pres Michelle, Cyclone Gita has caused significant damage in Tonga.
The following is a text of an email received from incoming Pres Masha of Rotary Tonga.
“What a Valentine Day- working to put a smile on the people's faces, as my friend Na'a (TCDT) told. Thank You to Stuart James Batty for great level of team building from country to country. Thank You to our partners, TCDT and MORDI Tonga, for helping with distribution of Rotary Emergency Response Kits to our people. The resident of Longolongo got in touch with us through Rotary Club's FB page, telling us, there was a family, which needed our help- Na'a and I we decided to go to see those people and to deliver the Kit personally. Distribution of the Kits shall continue today and tomorrow, as long as we have Kits available, and report will be delivered to RNZWCS. Sorry for being so late, but now we are with you. Stay safe, and Ofa Atu ❤”
Obviously the ERKs that are held on standby in both Tonga and New Zealand will be pressed into service so more will be required to deal with any disasters that may arise in future. To enable replacement ERKs to be put in place please consider making a donation to Rotary New Zealand for the use of the Rotary New Zealand emergency response kit program. The value of each year is approximately $600 so please consider making a donation as soon as possible.
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