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Sandy Bannerman: Kenny Innes - The Butterfly Trust

Thu, Sep 7th 2017 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Weekly meeting with guest speaker.


The Rotary Club met last week to hear an excellent presentation on the vexing condition of Cystic Fibrosis and the work of the Butterfly Trust which was set up in 2002 to give help to victims of this crippling condition.  Past President Sandy Bannerman introduced Kenny Innes, the Childrens and Families Manager of the Trust and gave a fulsome explanation of the genetically inherited condition for which there is no cure and affects mostly young people.  One in twenty-five of the Scottish population is a carrier many of whom are unaware until it strikes one of their off-spring with devastating results.  Repeated chest infections and chronic lung disease are the result and treatment is required several times daily to alleviate the condition and aid respiration and digestion.  He explained how the Trust works to help sufferers and their families in many ways including emotional support and counselling, benefit and welfare awareness, housing, employment, education, financial support and many other aspects.  Several Rotarians are involved with the Trust by providing transport to victims and their families to convey them to hospital for treatment.  It was a most enlightening talk which the members were fully appreciative of.  President Scott Elliot gave the vote of thanks and presented a cheque to the Trust as they are dependent on voluntary funding to operate.
The Rotary Film Night is on Saturday, 18th November in aid of End Polio Now and not the date as reported last week.

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