Sri Lanka tsunami aid

THE Rotary Club of Scarborough’s Wheelchairs For Kids program is the benefactor of two projects that will help the organisation send wheelchairs to help victims of tsunami-affected Sri Lanka.

Paraplegic yachtsman Mike Rowney will depart on April 30 for a lone voyage around Australia in order to raise $100,000, which would be enough for 1,000 wheelchairs.

Mr Rowney has designed a special system enabling him to sail his 20-year-old, eight-metre yacht around the country.

The voyage will be a significant achievement for the 47-year-old, who became a paraplegic after an accident in 2001.

The organisation has also received a donation of $10,000 from recently listed local company, IBT Education.

IBT provides pre-university studies in Australia, the UK and throughout Asia, including Sri Lanka.