They've both received thousands of pounds from Roundhay Rotary Club which has spent the last two years raising funds to help children.

After months of hard work, Roundhay Rotary Club finally managed to buy a truck for AIDS orphans in South Africa, as well as a polytunnel for disabled schoolkids at John Jamieson Special School in Oakwood.

Fundraising for the polytunnel, which is used by pupils to grow their own plants and flowers, started in 2006 and was helped by HSBC, who provided a substantial grant through employee Shirley Weatherill, who is also a rotary club member.

The truck at Mponegele Ke Itirele, which helps more than 200 orphans in South Africa, will be used to transport children to the centre from remote villages – including six children from one family who lost their mother in 2005.

Roundhay Rotary Club chairman Geoff Wain said: "It's great to see the polytunnel being used locally and the kids at John Jamieson love it.
"It's something they can really do and they get a lot of enjoyment from it. They've even been selling their produce at markets, which is fantastic

"Our connection to Mponegele started through one of members, Colin Wood-Robinson, who has helped on the project.
"We like to help both local and international causes so we thought this would be a really good project to raise money for."

Rotary clubs worldwide raise millions of pounds each year for charity, with this year's international cause being PolioPlus, an organisation which is dedicated to the eradication of killer disease Polio.

All funds raised by Roundhay Rotary Club, as well as other branches in Leeds, are tripled by Rotary International.

Roundhay Rotary Club are also organising a Red and White Roses walk in aid of Mponegele and the NSPCC on May 10.
The 22-mile or seven mile routes will start from Haworth, North Yorkshire, and cost either £7 or £4.

* Visit: www.roundhayrotaryclub.co.uk for more information.