DISADVANTAGED pupils at schools across York now have access to online lessons, thanks to a £10,000 flash fundraising programme by local Rotarians. When the three York Rotary Clubs heard that local York students were struggling to take part in on line lessons from home because they didn’t have access to computers they teamed up to provide money to buy 32 brand new Chromebook laptop computers. York, Vikings and Ainsty Rotary Clubs pooled funds from cancelled charity events and club members dipped deep into their own pockets to raise £10,000 to buy the vital equipment for local secondary schools. York Vikings Rotary Club president, Mick Fox: “It was clear from talking to senior teachers that there were too many pupils across York who risked missing out on vital lessons simply because they didn’t have the technology to join in. In many cases these were children who were already disadvantaged. We wanted to step in and help.