8^th March 2018

 

 

Dear District 9800 Presidents

 

The Rotary Club of Rochester will hold the 20^th annual Farm and Road Safety Expo (FARSE) on Tuesday 21st August 2018.

 

I am writing to ask your Club members to make a note in their diary of the date. We invite your members to attend the Expo which is held at the Rochester Recreation Reserve (Football Ground) between 10am and 2:30pm. The FARSE is an annual major project of the Rotary Club of Rochester.

I am also asking whether any of your members are in a position to bring an exhibit to the Expo or know of someone or a business that would donate their time to put on a display or consider being a sponsor for the event.

In previous years exhibitors have included: several divisions of the Police Force; the CFA including their stop, drop and roll activity; the SES who demonstrate the jaws-of-life or other safety activities; the local Pony Club for horse safety; The Marine service for water safety; the local hospital, local farmers with their large implements and many others.

Any businesses or organisation with sponsorship of $500 or more will have their logo placed on all correspondence and handouts.  For lesser amounts the sponsors name will be placed on the correspondence and handouts. There is also the offer of joint naming rights to the event for a donation of $3,000 or more.

As this is the 20^th annual Expo the Club members are looking to make the Expo bigger and better.

Our general clientele are primary students who we rely on to go home and pass on the safety message to their parents. We are planning to encourage the secondary schools to attend and, also more adults.

The Expo has between 600 and 1000 students attend on the day with teachers and parents.

 

Please contact me if you would like more information regarding the Farm and Road Safety Expo.

 

Thank you for passing this message to your members

 

Yours in Rotary fellowship

 

Heather Watson

Secretary