Woodside Sanctuary
In 2024, the Rotary Club of North Sydney Sunrise (RCNSS) expanded Rotary’s humanitarian reach internationally to endorse a project for Woodside Sanctuary in Johannesburg, South Africa – a home for profoundly intellectually and physically disabled. Founded in 1955 with the help of Rotarians, Woodside is at imminent risk of closure through lack of funds – after 68 years.
Today, Woodside is home to 84 profoundly intellectually and physically disabled residents (aged 3-67 years) who require lifelong care, where they receive tailored multidisciplinary care - nursing, stimulation (mental and physical) and well-being programs. Many have known no other home. Woodside is also a training hub for students completing practical coursework requirements (Social Work, Care Workers, and in some years OT), in this way spreading awareness about disability and uplifting standards of care in the sector.
Funds raised will enable Woodside to continue the service they provide to the most vulnerable -– with augmented advantage of foreign exchange to the Rand.
The project is registered with RAWCS (Rotary Australia World Community Service) with benefits of financial governance (donations accounted in their systems/ transferred directly to Woodside); tax deductibility for Australian donations and receipts issued by RAWCS; and extending networking reach in Australia, including to the South African community.
Please spread the word. They need a helping hand. To read more please have a look at:
Website: 'Friends of Woodside Sanctuary’ (with links to Woodside’s appeal, audited financials, cost of care per resident, annual report etc on Donate page) or click on Facebook Page
For more information please contact:
Project Manager: Rotarian Patricia Veale
Mobile: +61 412 570 169
email: patriciaveale9@gmail.com
July 2020
Australia Drought Relief
We have joined with Molong Rotary to deliver Financial Support to the families of Molong who were going through the greatest drought in living memory. We celebrated the success of our joint venture by visiting Molong and attending the Drought Relief Celebratory Dinner hosted by the Molong Rotary. The Molong Central School Captain and the Mayor of the Cabonne Shire made Thank You speeches.
Molong is situated about 40Km west of Orange. Financial Support was provided to a number of families via vouchers to be spent in the town at supermarkets, petrol stations and butchers etc. Thus, we were able to assist both residents and businesses. Secondly, there are many farming families in need, the Rotary Clubs decided to help everybody equally through the schools; the children are victims of this drought, going without things that in the past were counted as needs. We supported 430 students of Molong Central School and St Joseph’s School.
August 2020
Millers Point Gourmet BBQ
Our team of President Cathie Glinka, Allan Coates, Jaz Stephens, Iain Clark & Andrew Young manned the BBQ at the Millers Point Produce market. Many other members manned the BBQ.
We ran the BBQ on 5 Mondays.
Ongoing
End Polio
Early spring mornings in 2018, 2019, 2020,2022 a number of North Sydney Sunrise Rotarians were at Milsons Point Railway Station collecting for End Polio Now as part of Mark Anderson and his team of Rotarians on their way though every station on the Sydney network on the "End Polio Now" Train Ride.
For details of the Rotary Program click on End Polio Now
Ongoing
Red Shield Appeal
Our Club has assisted the Rotary Club of North Sydney in recent years with the annual Salvation Army’s Red Shield Appeal Day.
Our club joined members of our neighbouring Rotary Club and other volunteers at the Australian Catholic University campus in North Sydney.
We distributed the collection instructions, street maps and receipt books to students from local high schools in what was another successful effort in raising funds.
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