International-themed buffet dinner raises hundreds for charity

Hosted by the humanitarian service organisation Rochdale East Rotary Club, the dinner evening raised funds for Aquabox, Project Harar and the Rotary shoebox scheme

Over £300 has been raised for charity from an international-themed buffet dinner at Rochdale Golf Club on 18 June.

Hosted by the humanitarian service organisation Rochdale East Rotary Club, the dinner evening raised funds for Aquabox, Project Harar and the Rotary shoebox scheme.

All three charities work on an international level, with Project Harar working in the most disadvantaged and remote areas of Ethiopia to provide access to treatment for young children and infants affected by cleft lip and palate and more complex facial disfigurements.

Aquabox provides safe drinking water through the use of filtration units, and humanitarian aid to crisis zones around the world. Since its formation, Aquabox has distributed more than 110,000 boxes to countries suffering from natural and man-made disasters, helping hundreds of thousands of people in more than 50 countries.

The Rotary Shoebox scheme run by the charity Rotary International, of which each Rotary club is a member. The appeal provides gifts throughout the year to disadvantaged families across Eastern Europe, many of whom will never have received gifts before.