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.
Our 8th Peace Pole Ceremony was conducted on World Harmony Day – 21st March 2023 – Harmony at Swanbourne Primary School. Pictured with the Peace Pole are Year 6 students with Charter President Di Collins.
Our Rotary Club is featured in the “Rotary projects around the globe” of the March 2023 issue of the Rotary magazine.
On 25th January 2023, Freshwater Bay Rotarian Sheila Cheng conducted a three hour practical session on Mooncake Making during her visit to Perth. This year, the Mid Autumn Festival falls on 29th September but as Sheila will be Singapore then, she took the opportunity to do a hands on session…
The combined Districts 9455 & 9465 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) camp was held last week. Our Rotary club sponsored Kelsey Sewell to attend; Kelsey is one of Rtn Stephanie Rainey-Smith’s PhD students. Rtn Ronniet Orlando attended the RYLA Dinner, and took the opportunity to have a photo taken with Kelsey. We…
The rules around DGR endorsement changed last year, and from 14th December 2022 all NGOs had to be registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) to remain eligible for DGR status. Our Club Foundation, the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay Charity Fund (Inc), has DGR…
Our Singaporean members, Sheila Cheng and Lau En Seng, keep busy with local projects on behalf of our club. One of their projects has been working with Chaoyang School, where a buddy bench will be installed in February. The school has recently celebrated their 40th Anniversary. Sheila baked and donated 300 pieces…