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Rotary Club Malta Inaugurates Solar Heating Projects at Dar il-Kaptan and San Blas
18 June 2010 Rotary Club Malta has this week inaugurated the solar heating systems for two NGOs in Malta, namely Dar il-Kaptan, the respite home for the disabled, and the Drug Rehabilitation Centre at San Blas run by Caritas Malta. The systems were paid for from funds raised at Rotary Club Malta’s annual fund raising dinner in May.
The San Blas project was inaugurated by Dun Victor Grech while the Dar il-Kaptan project was inaugurated by the the chairman Mr Fred Bezzina in the presence of Rotary Club Malta officials. “This project is worthwhile on two counts,” states John de Giorgio, President, Rotary Club Malta. “Through these projects, the two NGOs have been able to replace the banks of old inefficient geysers with solar driven systems leading to direct cost savings. The solar systems will reduce each organisations energy consumption bills and deliver estimated cost savings from the project of around EUR7,000 annually for both establishments over the system’s life span."
 The savings expected of approximately EUR84,000 (in today’s money) over the next 10-12 years affords each organization more flexibility to use these ‘saved’ funds to meet the demands of their own organization, rather than just paying electricity bills.
This project is one of 12 projects undertaken by Rotary Club Malta this Rotarian year. Rotary Club Malta, founded in 1967, is a club which aims to provide service in the community both locally and overseas and is one of 33,000 clubs worldwide formed by 1.2 million members.
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