Our First 10 Peace Poles!
Our initial 10 Peace Poles have arrived from the eastern states! Our members will start delivering them to the recipient schools, and will look at setting dates for inauguration ceremonies.
Category: Community Service
Recital & Concerto Competition Awards
We have sponsored awards at the West Australian Music Teachers’ Association’s annual Recital & Concerto Competition since 2019, providing sponsorship of $300 for awards in our name. This year Delia Hendrie attended the Winners’ Concert & Award Ceremony on Sunday 2nd October to present two awards on behalf of our club:…
Singapore Buddy Bench Delivered
Our Singaporean members Sheila and LAU delivered a Buddy Bench to Principal Angela of Chaoyang School on 6th September 2022. Sheila’s mother, Mrs Cheng Sang nee Mdm Yap Yin, kindly paid for the cost of the Bench and the airfreight. Sheila’s sister, Lee Moi, delivered the Bench to Sheila and…
Buddy Bench in Singapore
With two of our members residing in Singapore, some of our club projects are undertaken in Singapore by Sheila Cheng and LAU Eng Seng. One of those underway is to provide Chaoyang Special School with a Buddy Bench. Sheila and LAU visited the school on July 7th and were given a…
Meeting 13th Jul: Bethesda Hospital
At our club meeting on July 13th, Jessie Tan gave an excellent presentation on the opportunities to volunteer at Bethesda Hospital. Volunteers are particularly sought for the palliative care rooms, which the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay has previously provided 15 oil diffusers for. Diffusing essential oils is beneficial both…
Meeting 1st Jun: Alice O’Sullivan
Alice O’Sullivan, who was the beneficiary of a Rotary Australia Benevolent Society project, attended our club’s first meeting in June to thank us for our assistance over the past few years. Alice is cerebral palsied and visually impaired; she has been accepted into the Australian National University to join the…
National Flood Appeal
As a result of the flooding in QLD and Northern NSW, RAWCS has established a National Flood Appeal to raise funds for distribution to impacted families and businesses. Around 15,000 homes have been flooded and some owners will be needing assistance to clean and refurbish their residences. Individuals who are adversely affected…
Alice O’Sullivan Benevolent Fund
Alice O’Sullivan has a unique combination of significant physical and sensory disabilities, including Cerebral Palsy and Cerebral Visual Impairment. She also has excellent communication skills, is personable, highly intelligent, and motivated, and has already shown that she means business when she talks about helping others. Her goal was to study Jurisprudence…
Meeting 16th Mar: Moort Care
Our member Bev Lowe was the speaker on Wednesday on 16th March 2002 about the incredible work she and her husband John do along with an army of volunteers to assist the elderly in many different ways, including feeding them. A 6 minute video on the wonderful work of Moort Care was…
Souper Stars
A lovely article about our member Bev Lowe and her husband John was recently published in the newspaper. Bev will be speaking at this week’s meeting with an update about these projects; we have been assisting Moort Care since our inception.