Bungay Rotary Club is supporting the Tools With a Mission charity and is appealing for people in the Bungay region to donate any unwanted tools.

The Tools with a Mission charity, based in Ipswich, collects, restores and renovates almost any kind of unwanted implements, which are then packaged and sent to third world countries to encourage self-sufficiency.

From simple carpentry and electrical kits to sewing machines and full workshop kits, all equipment is refurbished to a high standard ready to he used in vocational and training centres to enable people to learn a skill.

On completion of their training, the students are provided with a complete tradesman’s kit, enabling them to earn a living, support themselves and be of service to others.

Chris Staines, Bungay Rotary International Committee Chairman and Past President, said the switch from aid-dependency to self-sufficiency would be impossible without the help of people giving their unwanted tools.

“Around this time of year, many of you may be thinking of clearing out unwanted, damaged or redundant tools to make space for all those new, state-of-the-art replacements kindly dropped down the chimney by Santa,” “Please don’t throw them away. Tools With a Mission will gladly accept anything from chisels, drills and hammers to spades, saws and screwdrivers. Anything, in fact that can be put in to a toolkit. Even those old hand sewing machines are welcome in areas with no electricity.”

Mr Staines and Rotary colleague the Rev Bruce Waldron have organised a collection from now to the end of January, and will pass them over to the charity.

Phone Chris on 01986 781267 for more details or to arrange collection.

Visit Tools with a Mission web site www.twam.co.uk

Bungay Rotary Web Site