Following the tragedy in Christchurch on Friday, below is an email from PRID Noel Trevaskis with details on to support the local Rotary clubs support the victims of this attack.

From Noel:

Dear fellow Rotarians,

Please see an email from the three Rotary Club Presidents in Christchurch regarding the recent terror attack in their city of Christchurch.

The senseless and cruel act on Friday in Christchurch is something that is beyond comprehension. Rotary is about building communities not tearing them down, Rotary is about caring for people, Rotary is about supporting people and communities in their time of distress and need.

Please consider supporting the appeal detailed below by the Presidents of the three Rotary Clubs in Christchurch.

Regards,

Noel Trevaskis 

From the Club Presidents......

There are no words to sufficiently express the enormous sense of sadness and outrage regarding Friday's events and the immense impact this has had on the local Muslim communities in the areas of the Riccarton, Linwood-Woolston and Ferrymead clubs and on our wider community as a whole.

At an appropriate time in the near future we will seek to make contact directly with local leaders in the Muslim community to see how Rotarians can offer further support.
In the meantime, we can act now by making a significant donation to a Rotary fund that has been set up to support the victims of this devastating attack.

The account number for the fund being managed by the Riccarton club is:
 

03 0823 0350538 00 
Reference: Mosque Appeal
  We also condemn in the strongest terms the base values and attitudes directed towards our migrant community who have just as many rights as we all do to live life free from violence and prejudice. Those values are a complete anathema to the values of Rotary.
Please support this appeal generously by making a donation to the account below.
 

Yours in Rotary
 

Shane Murdoch- President, Riccarton

Theresa Shaugnessy-President, Linwood/Woolston

Barbara Crooks- President, Ferrymead