KIAMA ROTARY CLUB
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During the Rotary Club of Kiama’s AGM on Monday December the 3rd we took the opportunity to reflect on the club’s fundraising efforts throughout the year and the disbursement of those funds. The outgoing Treasurer, Trevor Phillis, led us through the key financials for the year to July 1, 2018.
The Rotary Club of Kiama’s major fundraising activities are the Antique Fair on 19-20 January in 2019, the Festival of Choirs in October, Auto Expo in November (a joint initiative with Gerringong Rotary) and an annual apple drive in May. Regular BBQs at the Kiama Seaside Market each month compliment the major events. Community support for all off these events is greatly valued and makes it possible for Rotary to support local and international programs.
A summary of how the funds raised in the 2017-2018 year were dispersed:
$21,600 Local Youth Programs (mental health at Kiama High School, RYLA, RYPEN, Science Forum, Youth Centre and a literacy program for disadvantaged pre-schoolers)
$11,000 Melanoma Research (ground breaking research into treatment of Melanoma)
$8000 PNG Madang Project (supporting hospital and education for over 30 years)
$4600 ROMAC (Rotary Oceania Medical for Children - providing lifesaving and dignity restoring surgery to children from the Pacific Region)
$4000 Rotary Foundation (donations in recognition of guest speakers forwarded to Rotary’s global charity)
$2000 Polio Plus (a global Rotary program to eradicate Polio)
$2000 Shelterbox (providing life necessities to homeless victims of natural disasters and conflict)
$1500 Invictus Games
$1000 Kiama Dementia Friendly program
$1000 Kiama Surf Club
$1000 Kiama Pipe Band
$1000 Bushfire Floods Drought Funds
$1000 RAWCS (Rotary Australia World Community Service a registered Australian Charity funding and co-ordinating volunteers for Rotary projects)
$500 BlueHaven Retirement Village
You can be confident your financial support for Rotary is effective. In January 2018, for the 10th consecutive year, The Rotary Foundation received four stars, the highest rating from Charity Navigator demonstrating both strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency.
In addition to the financial contributions Rotary Volunteers make a difference in the community through volunteer efforts on programs such as mental health first aid, free skin cancer screening, youth development programs, community service award and emergency services training.
KIAMA LIONS CLUB
This weekend we will be doing a BBQ in conjunction with the P&C of Kiama High school at the market. We will have done one at Bunnings last weekend and were very conscious the onion protocol!
Our Christmas party will be at the Olive and Vine Restaurant on December 13 and some of the Lions will be attending the graduation of students from Triple Care Farm during the day. We maintain a very close relationship with this institution as we think it does great work.
We have decided to support the Top Blokes campaign at Kiama High School this year because the issues it addresses are similar to those of Lions. We will also be sponsoring two young people on the Outward Bound Navigator Course in April and will start interviews sometime in February.
Our first dinner meeting of 2019 will be at the Rugby Club. This has become a tradition over the past few years.