Loreto Nedlands Award 2023
President Rajah Senathirajah attended the assembly of Loreto Nedlands Primary School on 5th December 2023 to present the Citizenship Award to Robert Will.
Devonshire Tea at Government House
Over the weekend of 28th & 29th October 2023, members and friends of our club put on a Devonshire tea at the Government House Open Day. This was the first time we’ve done a Devonshire Tea rather than a sausage sizzle and it proved very popular – so much so…
Meeting 18th Oct: Pride of Workmanship
Our club meeting for Wednesday 18th October 2023 at Moerlina School featured our 2023 Pride of Workmanship Awards. Before presenting the awards, award winners Rob Cowell and Irina Bruevska provided some musical entertainment, along with Father Ihor and Sophia Holovka. Irina performed on the stage piano that we funded for…
Microscopes in Brazil
A previous article in the “Rotary Brasil” magazine led to the Rotary Club de Goioerê – Distrito 4630 reaching out to us to see if we might send them some Magnifying Microscopes. We did – and now the September 2023 issue of “Rotary Brasil” has a second article about our Magnifying Microscopes project…
Taste of Hope
On Wednesday 27th September 2023, parents and members of the APSN Chaoyang School Parent Support Group came together for a snow skin mooncake-making session, led by Freshwater Bay Rotarian Sheila Cheng. Sheila guided the two parent groups with much patience and dedication. She reiterated the importance of creating hope for the…
Divine Mercy School Fence Erected
One of our international projects has been the funding of a fence around Divine Mercy School in Uganda (see the background and June 2023 update). The barbed wire fencing is finally being installed, with the gate planned to be added next week.
World Peace Day 2023
To mark World Peace Day on September 21st, Freshwater Bay Rotarians attended 4 Peace Pole ceremonies at Primary Schools to deliver the UN Peace Day message. o On 21st September 2023, PP Di Collins & PP Simone Collins attended Canning Vale Primary School, where PP Di Collins gave the UN…
2023 Recital & Concerto Competition
The Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay has been a proud sponsor of the West Australian Music Teachers’ Association‘s annual Recital & Concerto Competition (RCC) since 2018. In 2023, the prize money we donate was used for the “Most Artistic Interpretation” award, which went to an extremely talented 14 year old…