1. Rotary Dolls Museum Rtn John Wood
The Rotary Club of Somerset Levels special friendship with The Rotary Club of Rajkot Midtown
Rotary Dolls Museum
Rtn John Wood
1/15/2019

2. Rotary Dolls Museum - Events
It all started with an Nov 01
SL Club agree to send a doll Jan 02
Julia Raynor makes our doll Apr 02
We collect our doll May 02
Decide to hand deliver doll Oct 02
Present doll to the Rotary Club of Rajkot Midtown on Thurs 16 Jan 03
Dolls Museum still not open Mar 04
1/15/2019

3. Rotary Dolls Museum RC Rajkot Midtown (RM)
RM have contacted over 27,000 Rotary Clubs world-wide
Over 27, s have been sent by them
Friendship now with 455 Clubs in 255/532 Districts
1/15/2019

4. Rajkot Facts Population 1.2 million 600 Schools
250,000 school children
20,000 Ragpicker children
Plans for 120,000 children to visit the DM per year
1/15/2019

5. Rotary Dolls Museum Mar 04 - 1,020 Dolls Entrance costs
Adults/Children 5 Indian Rupees (6.5p)
School Children 2 Indian Rupees (2.6p)
Municipal School and Ragpicker children free
1/15/2019

6. Rocking Zebra Crossing
“Raj”
1/15/2019

7. Rocking Zebra Crossing
Simon Lane’s dream!
A “one-off” charitable project to make a Rocking Zebra and then deliver it to a worthy location with the sole aim to give enjoyment to as many children as possible for as long a time as possible
The Rotary Dolls Museum chosen to be the recipient and long term keeper
1/15/2019

8. Rocking Zebra “Raj”
Made by Simon Lane and delivered with the help of Somerset Levels and two local companies to the Rotary Dolls Museum
“Raj” arrived at 01:30am in the city of Rajkot on 8th Nov 2003
Delivered together with numerous soft toys for the poor children of Rajkot
1/15/2019

9. Simon &“Raj”
1/15/2019

10. A Ragpicker child smiles!
1/15/2019

11. Children’s Creativity Centre
2004/5 Centenary Year
Children’s Creativity Centre (CCC) to be installed in the Dolls Museum
Our project is being submitted for consideration as a RF Centenary Year’s Best
1/15/2019

12. CCC - Planned Facilities
Education for poor children
Learning foreign languages, customs, manners
Dramatics, Arts and Music
Sculpture and toy making
Technology Workshops/Computer Education
Employment opportunities for the poor
Awareness for youth and drug related problems
Cyber café mainly for the poor children
Unique training to build future Rotarians
1/15/2019

13. Matching Grant Application MGA # 52066
Somerset Levels US$13,000
District US$6,500
Requested from TRF US$13, TOTAL US$32,500
1/15/2019

14. Goals still to be achieved
Who will open the Dolls Museum?
When will Dolls Museum be opened?
Date MGA # will be granted?
Date CCC items will be installed?
Dolls Museum’s 100,000th visitor?
CCC’s 10,000th visitor?
1/15/2019
Action Items

15. …..and it all started with a doll!!
1/15/2019