International

The Louth Club has several continuing objectives in its International work. We sponsor the education of children in India through an organisation called "Links with India". In the run up to Christmas the Rotary Shoe-Box scheme is organised in the Louth area. This involves distributing 'shoe-boxes' into which donors are requested to place Christmas gifts appropriate for children across a range of ages. These are then collected and dispatched in large quantities to countries of the Eastern European block.

The club rountinely raises funds at various events to respond to other urgent need across the world. Should there be famine, earthquake, flood or similar disaster, Rotary can provide equipment, tents, clothing and water purification systems to alleviate the urgent needs of communities. 

In addition other needy communities are helped with grant systems, whereby local rotary clubs in their own country (for instance Columbia, Nepal or Indonesia), oversee local work to improve the community, which is financially supported by many Rotary clubs, such as Louth linking together. Such is the International power of Rotary. 

Louth Rotary Club is also twinned with the Rotary Clubs of Ry in Denmark and Apt-Cavaillon in France. The clubs meet socially on a regular basis and help each other in various projects. 

New work is always on the horizon and the International team discuss the future direction of our overseas work.

Rotary has contacts on the ground across the world to make sure all donations of money and vital supllies reach the people who need them.