Rotary Club of West Lakes
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The President and members of The Rotary Club of West Lakes invite you to attend a meeting and learn about Rotary in your community.
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Articles of Interest
Mayor visits Club
Mayor Angela with Pres. Barry & PP Tony Corbett
The Mayor of the City of Charles Sturt, Angela Evans, was our guest speaker at our meeting on August 28.
Angela provided an outline of the broad spectrum of proposed projects in the council area, as well as thanking our Club for its continuing service to the community – particularly the annual Carols by the Lake.
Foodbank – filling a desperate need
President Barry presenting cheque to Greg
Greg Pattinson, the CEO of Foodbank SA, was guest speaker at our meeting on August 8. Greg provided some sobering statistics on the number of people in the State who are reliant of the support of community service organisations for the supply of some of the basics of life.
Foodbank is the largest food relief organisation in South Australia, Gregg said, and supplies food to most major community service groups- Anglicare, Uniting Care, etc. Last year Foodbank supplied over five million meals including breakfast for students in 460 schools.
Our Club has been a long time supporter of Foodbank, and that support continued when President Barry presented a cheque to Greg at the conclusion of his presentation.
For more information on the wonderful work of Foodbank click here.
Changing of the guard
At our meeting on June 26 Barry Dixon was inducted as President of the club for next Rotary Year.
The meeting, held at the Henley Beach Surf Lifesaving Club , was attended by a number of visiting Rotarians, partners and guests as well as members.
One highlight of the evening was the presentation of two Paul Harris Fellowships, one to outgoing President Tony Heinrich, the other to Andrew Gunn. Andrew, the State Manager of ALH Group, was recognised for his most generous support of the Club, particularly for our Carols by the Lake event.
Royal Flying Doctor celebrates 90th Birthday
President Tony presenting a cheque to John Lynch
One of Australia’s icons, the Royal Flying Doctor Service was the subject of our guest speaker at our meeting on June 5.
The speaker was the CEO of the service, John Lynch. He spoke passionately of how the lives of people living in remote areas has been transformed since the introduction of this health service ninety years ago.
From humble beginnings the RFDS has expanded to cover all of Australia, with its fleet of aircraft the third largest in the country.
At the conclusion of his talk President Tony presented John with a cheque in acknowledgement of the valued role this service plays.
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