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Books in Homes and Beirut Disaster Relief. Castle Hill Rotary in action. 18 Sept 2020 Sep 18, 2020

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https://soundcloud.com/.../books-in-homes-and-beirut... Books in Homes provides free books to remote and disadvantaged communities. We meet Carmel Robinson from Castle Hill Rotary Club who explains how her club supports this initiative and its relationship with a small school in far north west Australia. We also learn about the Club's active response to the recent Beirut disaster, channeling funds to be used by the Rotary Club of Beirut at a time when traditional aid agencies and NGOs have their access delayed due to the impact of Covid 19. To support and donate go to https://gf.me/u/yufxzj

Mobile Leprosy Clinic for Uttar Pradesh Sep 11, 2020

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https://soundcloud.com/user-410080704/mobile-leprosy-clinic-2 Almost 3 million people in India live with leprosy related deformities. Leprosy is a long term infection that causes severe disfiguring skin sores and nerve damage in the arms, legs and skin. The Rotary Club of Hills -Kellyville in Sydney's north western suburbs has raised funds to support a Mobile Leprosy Clinic to alleviate the situation in Uttar Pradesh. The clinic offers multi drug therapy, education and improves the capacity of local health care professionals. We meet the tireless and passionate Haran Ramachandran who leads the funding campaign at Hills-Kellyville. See Hills-Kellyville Rotary Facebook page.

Rotaract...Rotary for 18-30 Yr Olds Sep 04, 2020

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Rotaract is a service, leadership, professional and community service organisation for young men and women. The Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Rotaract Club in the northern suburbs of Sydney started in August 2019. Today we meet the newly elected President Charlotte Weatherall and Vice President Tiana Jarmyn who explain what they've done, how they engage with their demographic and their plans for the future. An inspiring story of young people putting service above self. Contact hornsbyrotaract@gmail.com or find them on Facebook.

Building a School with Butcher's Bones. Allan Waldon Aug 28, 2020

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Allan Waldon witnessed significant poverty and hardship and determined to help rebuild a local school which was small, damp and totally lacking in any resources. He raised money to get the project going by collecting donations at his butcher's shop in exchange for dog bones. This led to endorsement by Rotary and has now made a huge difference to the education of children in this remote part of Nepal. But that's not all. Allan is now raising funds to buy sanitary kits to prevent girls and their female teachers from missing out on education. An inspiring story. See Facebook: The Butcher and Nepal for details and how to get involved.

Giving the Gift of Sight. Indy Singh OAM Aug 21, 2020

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Thanks to the generous work of Sydney Rotarian Indy Singh OAM, thousands of people with poor sight have attended free eye health care clinics in India, Cambodia, Nepal, Myanmar and Ethiopia. Working with volunteer ophthalmologists this selfless work has changed the lives of people in the developing world. See the charity that Indy founded and consider donating via www.visionbeyondaus.org

Support for Multiple Sclerosis Sufferers and their Carers Aug 15, 2020

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Multiple Sclerosis is horrible and there is no cure. Yet, thanks to the generous work of Di Dorney and Pinky McLean a support group on Sydney's upper north shore offers comfort, company and entertainment to MS sufferers and their carers. Run by volunteers the group raises funds through bridge days and is supported by the girls choir from Pymble Ladies College. The group meets at the Wildflower Gardens in St Ives. Wahroonga Rotary Club is a long term supporter.

Learning how the World Works...the Model United Nations Assembly Aug 07, 2020

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The Model United Nations Assembly simulates the workings of the UN. Teams of secondary school students represent different UN countries in debates on matters of world political and social concern. Along the way they forge alliances, they lobby, they make compromises and experience all the diplomatic manoeuvering which are the hall marks of the UN. Bruce Jacob of Epping Rotary Club in Sydney takes us through this inspirational activity sponsored by Rotary.

What's happening at Wahroonga Rotary Club. Meet the new President, Janelle Speight Jul 31, 2020

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Each year there is a changing of the guard at Rotary Clubs all over the world. A new Board is elected and in today's episode of Rotary Matters we meet Janelle Speight newly elected President of Wahroonga Rotary Club in Sydney's upper north shore.. Janelle explains how the Club is governed, the areas of focus and priorities for the year ahead.

Keeping the Community Connected with Virtual Neighbours Jul 24, 2020

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Virtual Neighbours is a new initiative of the Beecroft Rotary Club in Sydney, meeting a real need to reignite the often overlooked local community feeling of being valued and included during a time of social distancing and isolation. We meet Vinita Deodhar the driver behind this timely and important community service.

Hippo Rollers. Making it easy to transport water in the developing world. Jul 17, 2020

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We meet Bob Selinger from Chatswood Sunrise Rotary in Sydney whose club has paid for 156 Hippo Rollers to be made in Cape Town and sent to Pomfret a disadvantaged township in the north of South Africa. Hippo Rollers are a 90 litre rigid plastic drum pulled with a handle along the ground, saving countless hours of time and replacing the traditional methods of fetching water in buckets and containers carried on the head. Usually by women and children. www.hipporoller.org A simple idea, changinglives.

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