The Rotary Club of East Coast Bays has had a long
association with The Sir Peter Blake MERC at Long Bay on Auckland’s North
Shore. Opened in 1990, The Sir Peter Blake MERC is the country’s leading
provider of marine education, recreation and conservation programs for schools
and corporate groups. They offer a range of instructional programmes designed
to hone skills in outdoor, marine, environmental, team building, leadership,
sports and cultural education whilst also supporting disadvantaged and special
needs students. They cater for over 12,000 visitors each year.
Last year the Club funded the re-equipment of
fifteen hand-held marine VHF radios vital to the safe running of programmes.
This year the Club funded the purchase of high-tech ActiView Document cameras
to support The Sir Peter Blake MERC education programs
