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The Rotary Club of Christchurch Sunrise has been instrumental, with help from St John, in arranging a much needed ambulance for Tonga. It all started from a club meeting on 2 February this year when Rotary New Zealand World Community Service (RNZWCS) chairman Stuart Batty spoke about the great projects around the Pacific that they are involved in. Stuart mentioned that the main hospital in Tonga required an ambulance.
Club member Roger Turner with his St John contacts jumped at the opportunity. The first response was that that the club would have to buy an ambulance at an auction. Roger then explained the project to St John and they agreed to gift one to Tonga. For the full story and an update on the ambulance’s journey from Christchurch to Tonga, click on Ambulance for Tonga.