The Rotary Club of Zurich-Glattal has helped finance volunteers to assist the Rotary Club of Portsmouth’s Cover a Home Program.
Swiss volunteers sailed from Martinique aboard a private yacht, Martine, with skipper Mario Jusufovic who organized the volunteer mission.
Arriving in Portsmouth on Jan. 31, the crew included: Kathrin Morf, journalist; Martin Angehrn, banker; Marcel Stucki, club-owner; Peter Winiger, retired air traffic controller; and Andreas Jarosch, electrical engineer.
In addition to contributing US$10,000 donated by Swiss Rotarians to assist the Rotary Club of Portsmouth with their Cover a Home initiative, the volunteers paid their own way and lent a helping hand in the reconstruction of the home of Emrica Thomas in Portsmouth.
The home was first damaged by Hurricane Maria. The family, an elderly husband and wife with mental and physical challenges, their daughter Emrica and granddaughter, with some assistance, managed to put a makeshift covering back on their home only to have it further damaged by the fire.
To date, the Rotary Club of Portsmouth has completed seven Cover a Home projects out of the fifteen so far identified which meet their criteria for assistance.
The Swiss crew then sailed south to assist with a similar project in Soufriere.
The Rotary Club of Portsmouth is most grateful for the generous financial support of the members of the Rotary Club of Zurich-Glattal and the Swiss volunteers.
Big up! Thank you
THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT
DOMINICA
CONGRATULATIONS to the Rotary club of Portsmouth for assisting the less fortunate ones in your community. There are many other communities in Dominica that Should lend a helping hand to people who are just not financially able to make repairs to their homes. Community Spirit is lacking in many communities in Dominica. We will certainly be rewarded by the Almighty Father for all the little acts of kindness that we do .
MANY THANKS , GUYS.
Please remember mr pappy he needs help also