Earlier this calendar year, we provided funding for a stage piano for The Buevskies, a group of Ukrainian and Australian performers, performing a blend of traditional and modern songs, sung in Ukrainian. The group was formed by husband and wife team, Irina Buevska-Cowell and Rob Cowell. Irina is a Ukrainian-born…
The 15th July 2023 edition of the Post Newspaper included an article on the new cuddle bed we helped fundraise for Bethesda palliative care.
Bethesda Health Care’s first Cuddle Bed, made possible thanks to generous donations in memory of PRID Ken Collins AO, was officially unveiled on Monday 3rd July 2023. The bed cost $32,000 including GST. Freshwater Bay Rotarians Di Collins and Ronniet Orlando attended the unveiling (unfortunately Simone Collins had come down…
On May 24th 2023, Freshwater Bay Rotarian Bev Lowe, accompanied by her husband John, gave us an update on the various initiatives she has through Moort Care to help the physical and mental health of anyone in need in Western Australia. Bev told us more about the cold storage facility being…
Loren Pratt’s “Midland Meals” homeless feeding service are in the beginning stages of getting a cool room put in to house all their fruit and veg. The funding to make this a reality has come from our club. The team have been busy all week levelling the ground and prepping the foundation.…
Our Singaporean member Sheila Cheng has been making roses with different materials for many years during her volunteering sessions. At this time of the year, red roses are the most popular craft item. Sheila has made some red ribbon roses (with LAU Eng Seng providing the materials) as samples for…
22nd April 2023 marked the end of the Ramadan fasting period of our Muslim friends. In support of the festive season, Sheila baked crunchy oatmeal cookies at a centre which is for the intellectually disabled, with LAU purchasing the ingredients. The cookies were baked without lard as respect to the Muslim…
With Bloomhouse Projects holding their official launch and fundraising soiree at the same time as our regular meeting, we cancelled our weekly meeting on 19th April 2023 to attend the Bloomhouse launch instead. Our club supports Bloomhouse Projects by sponsoring an award for 2 up and coming artists. Four of…
Our Singaporean member Sheila Cheng volunteered at a psychiatric rehabilitation centre on 23rd March 2023, where she taught the participants to make Hot Cross Buns. Sheila also baked 250 Easter cookies and distributed them to everyone in the centre, along with cards and other handmade gifts.
Another Peace Pole was inaugurated during Harmony Week in 2023, this time at Freshwater Bay Primary School.