ShelterBox Champions 2021-22
We are delighted to again be acknowledged with a Bronze ShelterBox Champion Award for the 2021/22 Rotary year.
Category: International Service
Meeting 16th Nov: Polio Eradication
With November designated as “Rotary Foundation month” we thought it would be appropriate to observe this with a presentation on Polio Plus by the doyen of this program, PRID Ken Collins, who was involved with the eradication of Polio from 1984 until his passing in August 2022.
RAWCS Expo
On Saturday 15th October 2022, Greg Acciaioli, President Fiona Tremlett and Rajah Senathirajah manned the Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay’s stall at the inaugural Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS) Expo, showcasing many amazing projects created by Rotarians to assist those in need with tax deductible donations! We promoted the…
Meeting 28th Sep: Women’s Shelter
Freshwater Bay Rotarian Nishi Galhenage recently took funds from our club with her to Sri Lanka, her country of origin, to assist a refuge for young abused girls, some of whom are pregnant and others who have already given birth. Nishi provided us with an excellent presentation about the women’s shelters in Kandy, however,…
Women’s Development Centre Sri Lanka
The Women’s Development Centre is a non government organisation in Kandy, Sri Lanka, which among other things runs a Centre for Crisis Intervention – a shelter for female victims of violence to provide protection, care, and rehabilitation of women and girl survivors of gender based violence. The Crisis Intervention Centre is…
Meeting 31st Aug: Dr Sujit
Dr Sujit, founder of the Institute for Indian Mother and Child (IIMC), gave us a fascinating look at his background, his work with Mother Theresa, and her encouragement for him to go out and provide his own help to the community. It was incredible to trace his journey, from starting out…
Press for Dr Sujit’s Visit
The Post newspaper has published an article in today’s edition promoting Dr Sujit’s upcoming talk at our club.
Dr Sujit in Perth – August 31st
Please make sure you put Wednesday 31st August in your diary to attend our club meeting, as Dr Sujit of the Institute for Indian Mother and Child will be our guest speaker while he is visiting Perth! You can learn more about Dr Sujit in the 4 minute video below.
Help for Ukraine
There are a number of ways you can help with the ongoing war in Ukraine. Shelter Boxes Our club has paid for an additional Shelter Box to assist with the displacement of people in Ukraine. Over 660,000 people have already left the country and predicts as many as 12 million people may…
Toilet Blocks in Melur, India
This Global Grant project by the Rotary Club of Madurai Innovators saw the renovation of existing buildings, restoration of heritage buildings with all modern infrastructure to the classrooms, and built new toilet blocks at the Government Girls Higher Secondary School and the Government Coed Higher Secondary School Although buildings are…