The Rotary Club of Windsor and Eton is a lunchtime Club and meets  at The Mercure Castle Hotel Windsor which is conveniently located in the centre of the town with car parking (map). Normal Meetings are held at 12.30 pm for 1.00 pm every Monday except as shown in panel below. Should you wish to contact the Club Secretary before you visit he can be contacted at wercsec@googlemail.com

International disaster relief charity Rotary Shelter Box responds to Haiti earthquake

Making Donations to the Haiti Disaster......

If anyone wishes to contribute to the Earthquake Disaster fund for Rotary Shelter boxes or find out more information please contact David Shaw, Rotary Club of Windsor & Eton 153 Clarence Rd Windsor SL4 5AP 07740 797 281

International disaster relief charity ShelterBox is responding to the scenes of destruction in Haiti....... (press release)

A ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) is currently being mobilised with two SRT members from the USA and one from the UK leading the response.

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean island of Haiti at close to 2200 GMT on Tuesday, January 12. Initial reports state that hundreds of people are feared dead while thousands of people have been left homeless.

ShelterBox General Manager Lasse Petersen said: ‘We’re doing everything we can to ensure immediate aid reaches the people of Haiti. The process of getting our team on the ground is well under way.

‘We were in Haiti eighteen months ago, delivering aid after a series of hurricanes left thousands homeless. We’ll now be working closely with our contacts on the ground in the country to make sure we get aid to the people who need it most during the current crisis. Our thoughts go out to the people who have been affected by this disaster.’

Buildings destroyed

The earthquake, described as the worst to hit Haiti in centuries, was centred 10 miles to the south west of the islands capital, Port-au-Prince. The initial earthquake was followed by two aftershocks measuring 5.9 and 5.5 in magnitude.

Many buildings have been devastated including the HQ of the UN mission and the presidential palace. The USA have been quick to respond to the disaster.

President Barack Obama said in a statement: ‘My thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been affected by this earthquake. We are closely monitoring the situation and we stand ready to assist the people of Haiti.’

 This story can be found on our website at http://www.shelterbox.org/news.php?id=229

Coming up...see Diary for full programme

All Rotary meetings at The Castle Hotel Windsor at 12.30 for 1.00 p.m. until 2.00 p.m. unless stated.

Below is an interactive Calendar of Rotary events beginning on January 1st 2009. Click on any event in Club Calendar to get full details.

Over 30 Rotarians and their family members attended the family lunch held at the Mercure Castle Hotel.

The photograph shows three generations of the Simon family with President James

Superintendent Tim De Meyer - Local Police Area Commander Windsor and Maidenhead - was guest speaker at The Rotary Club of Windsor & Eton who met at breakfast time at The Mercure Castle Hotel. Tim gave members an insight into recent developments regarding community Policing in the Royal Borough. Tim described the various types of crimes that take place in the Borough & how they try & combat them. 

Tim's talk was most interesting and all members were very grateful to him for taking the time out from his very busy schedule e.g. he had been working most of the night & earned his cooked breakfast with us.