Armidale Central Rotary Club President, Jeremy Smith (r)
Chris Ross-Smith (l)
Rotarian Chris Cole
Rotary Club of Armidale Central (D9650 Australia) is working to help a Down Syndrome School in Londrina, Southern Brazil (APS Down School) and other projects as well. Club Members work hard throughout the year to organize a Book Fair.
The Book Fair has been running for 15 years and has raised in excess of $250,000. The community donate books by placeing them in a collection bin that is situated near the city swimming pool. Members empty the bin twice a week. They are taken back to a shed (donated by a member) and sorted and packed into boxes. The fair happens at the city race course.
The 2012 Rotary Book Fair, which finished on Saturday 19 May, was a great success, with the largest return in the history of the book fair. A huge number of people patronised the fair on each of the eight days.
Armidale Central Rotary Club which runs the fair has been collecting books for 12 months. Approximately 60,000 books were collected and became part of the 2012 book fair.
Proceeds from the book fair will be used to support local, national and international Rotary projects. In the past year Armidale Central has supported the Autumn Lodge Retirement Village, the New England Conservatorium of Music, Armidale and New England Hospital, Anglicare and the St Vincent de Paul Society.
Each year the club also supports many Rotary youth projects. Earlier this month the club provided funds to support a Down Syndrome school in Brazil.
Each year the club also supports many Rotary youth projects. Earlier this month the club provided funds to support a Down Syndrome school in Brazil.
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