2007/2008

The Rotary Club of Goolwa

Activities 2008- 2009

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Josephine Drury - August 2008

$500 donation to the Drury family of Hayborough to assist attendance of Josephine to transplant games following a letter from her parents:

To whom it may concern,

I am writing to you in regards in asking you to Help Joesphine Drury in pursuing her Goal in the 11th Australian Transplant Games, Held in Perth from October 4th – 11th . We moved down to the Victor Harbor area early 2007.

Joesphine had a Liver Transplant 3 years ago and is doing extremely well health ways. (This is the reason why we moved down to Victor Harbor for a better life for her and the other two children.) Joesphine is currently attending Victor harbor R-7 School which she really likes. She went from a level 9 Reader though too independent reading in one Year. Her Sister Sophie loves attending the school as well, as they have many more friends down here. Joesphine is our Eldest child and won Gold in the Adelaide Games in 2004, for Ten Pin Bowling at the age off 4. We are planning to drive over to Perth Leaving on the 1St October with our first stop at Ceduna and trying too make it over by the 3rd October. As it will be Cheaper for the whole Family to drive. Instead of Flying. Our Accommodation is $1584 for the whole Family, and we are trying to raise the funds for her to attend the Games, as we think it would be a great millstone in her life. You could also contact the Little Liver’s treasurer Comissa Fischer on 08 8367 9521 or 0402 019 064 as they have set up a fund so that you can put the money straight in to the account or send her an email on treasurer@littlelivers.org.au

Thank you so much for reading this and we look forward to hearing from you at your convenience. (If you need to see some photos of her through her Transplant we can arrange for you to see them.)

Sharana & David Drury

Unfortunately the family had to cancel plans for the Perth Games and the project is on hold until the next games in Quensland in 2009.

Oscar W – August 2008

Assisted with bodies, total of 50 required, for Surveyor’s stability tests.

Firebug Construction and Sail Training Program

Completion of construction of the third Firebug continues at Investigator College. Construction was partially completed by Jessie Wagner of Goolwa Wooden Boats.

Sa=taff member Andrew Brown has taken on the challenge of estabilishing the sail training component of the project with a view to making a presentation at the Goolwa Wooden Boat and Music Festival in March 2009.

Picture shows the second boat, named Rotabug and completed in 2008

Uplift Fiji

Hundreds of preloved bras were collected for forarding to needy women in Fiji.

Birthing Kits

A joint project to assist Zonta with assembly of birthing kits for women in Papua New Guinea.

The kits are a special selection of sterile items to assist women to avoid infection during birth from unclean practices. Kits include:

· plastic sheet for a cledan birth site

· soap and gloves for clean hands

· clamps for clean ties

· scalpel blade for a clean cut

· gauze for clean eyes, umbilical cord and pereneum

Water & Sanitation Project – Timor Leste

Support for the district project in cooperation with our district committee representative Rotarian Don Richardson.

Shelter Box

Board approved donation for one shelter box to date.

Wheelchair

Contributions in hand to provide at least one wheelchair each month for the international project. Rotarian Brian Hurrell and wife Yvonne have been conducting a number of car boot sales at their home in support of this project.

Rex Feint Award – 10 December 2008

A former member of this club, Rex was a hard worker who would do anything for anyone in need of assistance. After Rex unexpectedly died whilst working, the Club chose to create this annual award in his honour. $250 is presented to the most deserving graduating year 7 student.

Tertiary Endowment – 11 December 2008

Each year we present the Investigator College with a $1000 endowment grant. Towards the end of the year, senior staff recommend a student who is in good standing within the college and the community, has qualified for, and is pursuing, tertiary education.

The funds are then transferred to help offset some of the costs of the student’s first year university fees.

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