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Rotary Club of Henley Beach The Rotary Book Exchange
One of Henley’s on-going projects is providing
meals for needy school students in Adelaide -
through “Kick Start for Kids”. Hundreds of
sandwiches are made every week, involving 10–20
volunteers. The Western Hospital’s kitchen is used
to prepare the sandwiches, with food donated to
the Club. WE also meet at the hospital.
Henley manages the Carousel on the foreshore at
Semaphore. One of our Rotary members owns the
carousel, and profits are given to charity. Several
other Rotary Clubs help in the running, and share https://www.edwardstownrotary.org/bookshop.html
the profit. The carousel is available to be hired for corner of Towers Terrace and Aberfeldy Avenue,
private functions. It has been the centre of large Edwardstown Phone: 0402 333 514
community events in the past 2 years, including email: rotarybook@internode.on.net
its 90th anniversary in 2019. The State Governor
attended this event, and the carousel was featured
on Channel 9. Rotary Club of Edwardstown
Recent projects include preparing 1000s of Birthing The Club was chartered in 1958, and currently
Kits to go overseas and assembling Treasure Box’s has 28 members and 23 Friends of Rotary.
with hygiene products for new mums and teens. Our major fundraiser is our second-hand bookshop
Other Rotary Clubs have shared some of these - The Rotary Book Exchange -on Towers Tce,
activities with us. Henley aims to be involved with Edwardstown. Due to the coronavirus pandemic,
as many other Clubs as possible, sharing events we closed the shop in mid-March but opened the
and visiting meetings. Prospect and Kidman Park shop again on May 27th, after completing some
Rotary are particularly great allies! modifications and orientating our volunteers.
Despite the lack of income over the past months,
Our members enjoy the social side of our Club. we have continued to support our international
We have been to movies together, had meals at and community commitments.
restaurants and visited places of interest.
Rotarian John Price recently returned from
Nepal, where he participated in the annual
Eye Camp and was present for the installation
of a new Xray machine at the Hospital &
https://kickstartforkids.com.au/about-us/ Rehabilitation Centre for Disabled Children.
Our Club partnered with clubs in the US & Canada
in supporting this project. DG Tim Klar surprised
John, at our Zoom meeting last week, by
presenting him with the Rotary Foundation’s
Citation for Meritorious Service, in recognition of
his many years of active service in Nepal.
Our Community committee has supported our
local Foodbank, provided Buddy Benches at 7 local
primary schools, and made welfare phone calls to
our Meals on Wheels clients.
Our fortnightly Zoom meetings have been highly
successful and President Ray has found this
technology is a great way to communicate with his
grandchildren around the state. We are however
looking forward to the time when we can meet
face to face again.
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