Cuddle Bed Article
The 15th July 2023 edition of the Post Newspaper included an article on the new cuddle bed we helped fundraise for Bethesda palliative care.
Category: Projects
Cuddle Bed Unveiled
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…
Singapore Dumpling Festival
22nd June was the Dumpling Festival in Singapore. Our Freshwater Bay Rotarian in Singapore, Sheila Cheng, again volunteered at the Anglican Care Centre Simei, running another hands-on workshop, this time on wrapping glutinous rice into dumplings. Sheila showed a short video so that they had a visual understanding of the…
Divine Mercy School Fencing
PP John Bosco Agaba of the Rotary Club of Kabale, Uganda has sent an update on the status of this project that we have provided funding for. We have been experiencing destructive torrential rains in our area for the whole month if May. This led us to halt the fencing…
Meeting 7th Jun: PP Buff Wright
On 7th June 2003 we had an international guest as our speaker: PP Buff Wright from the Rotary Club of Claremont, California. Buff spoke on what got her into Rotary, and how in the lead up to her year as club project she decided to reach out to other Rotary Clubs in…
Meeting 24 May: Moort Care
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…
2024 NYSF Applications Open
The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) Year 12 Program is designed to give students a broader understanding of the diverse study and career options available in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and to encourage continued studies in these fields. The NYSF Year 12 Program runs two summer sessions :…
Microscopes for Singapore
Our Singaporean members LAU Eng Seng and Sheila Cheng have generously purchased a set of 30 microscopes for the APSN Chaoyang School in Singapore. This is the same school where the Buddy Bench was installed. Sheila’s friend Carol Lim from Singapore and her nephew collected the 30 units for LAU and…
Cold Storage for Midland Meals
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.…
Roses for Mother’s Day
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…