18 May 2004 - Rotary Club helps charity to tackle drug abuse by the young in Northamptonshire
The Picture shows the Head Teacher of St James Church of England Lower School, Jo Mallon with some of the children, Mike Nice, the Educator for the Trust and Northamptonshire Life Education Trust Director David Green receiving the cheque from Rotarian David Whalley.
President David Whalley of Northampton West Rotary Club fulfilled his aim of helping to tackle the drug abuse problem that can affect the very young. When the Life Education Mobile Classroom visited the St. James Church of England Lower School he presented a cheque for £2,500 to the Northamptonshire Life Education trust which operates the mobile classrooms seen in the picture.
Life Education is a unique federation of local charities providing inspirational programmes as a community response to the drug problem. Established in the UK in1987 it is now the leading provider of health education in primary schools reaching over 1,000,000 children in 3500 schools.
Northamptonshire Life Education trust is one of the local charities dedicated to providing this service throughout our county. There are now two mobile classrooms touring the county providing the service to well over half the schools and approx 25,000 pupils. This is halfway towards the target of four mobiles to cover all schools in the county
The Trust recognises that the average age of children starting drug misuse is 14 and that some start at the age of 10. The venture which costs approximately £200,000 each year is financed by donations from Rotary as well as other charities, and industry. It receives no government support and a small fee is charged to schools for each visit. The Educators who operate the mobile units are fully qualified teachers who have been further trained in this specialised field.
The Rotary Club of Northampton West was formed in 1969 and has 45 members who enjoy fundraising, Community Service and the fellowship that comes about through these activities. New members are always welcome and if you are interested please use Enguiry.
The Picture shows the Head Teacher of St James Church of England Lower School, Jo Mallon with some of the children, Mike Nice, the Educator for the Trust and Northamptonshire Life Education Trust Director David Green receiving the cheque from Rotarian David Whalley.
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Life Education is a unique federation of local charities providing inspirational programmes as a community response to the drug problem. Established in the UK in1987 it is now the leading provider of health education in primary schools reaching over 1,000,000 children in 3500 schools.
Northamptonshire Life Education trust is one of the local charities dedicated to providing this service throughout our county. There are now two mobile classrooms touring the county providing the service to well over half the schools and approx 25,000 pupils. This is halfway towards the target of four mobiles to cover all schools in the county
The Trust recognises that the average age of children starting drug misuse is 14 and that some start at the age of 10. The venture which costs approximately £200,000 each year is financed by donations from Rotary as well as other charities, and industry. It receives no government support and a small fee is charged to schools for each visit. The Educators who operate the mobile units are fully qualified teachers who have been further trained in this specialised field.
The Rotary Club of Northampton West was formed in 1969 and has 45 members who enjoy fundraising, Community Service and the fellowship that comes about through these activities. New members are always welcome and if you are interested please use Enguiry.
The Picture shows the Head Teacher of St James Church of England Lower School, Jo Mallon with some of the children, Mike Nice, the Educator for the Trust and Northamptonshire Life Education Trust Director David Green receiving the cheque from Rotarian David Whalley.
Further information from use Enquiry.