Rotarians and friends shared stories and ideas at the recent Rotary Open Night held at the South Adelaide Football Club.
State Member for Reynell, Katrine Hildyard MP spoke about the work Rotary does in the local community how valued our dedicated volunteers are. Your support is much appreciated Katrine. City of Onkaparinga Councillor Kim Davis from Pimpala Ward also shared her appreciation for the work Rotary does with the Rotary District 9510 Governor ML [Marie-louise] Lees and other special guests.
Some of the projects shared were Backpacks for children just starting school, distributed by Hackham West Community Centre, Maternity packs for young pregnant women escaping domestic violence, sales of beanies and knitted items to support our Youth projects, the Rotary District Shelterbox representative spoke about the role Shelterbox played in the aftermath of the recent Thai earthquakes. We recycle rope, ringpulls and cans to support Interplast. Our District Interplast representative Merilyn, was also available to talk about her role in fundraising and awareness raising for Interplast. we also collect unwanted items from Flinders and Noarlunga hospitals for transportation to Rotary Australia Repurposing Equipment in Edinburgh for reallocation to overseas communities.
Visitors from the RSL, Southern Football League, Yellow Gate DV support services, Christie Downs Community House, local schools and the surrounding community enjoyed tasty snacks and hot drinks during the evening.

Kim Davis, Katrine Hildyard, President Phil Pfeiffer, ML Lees, Dini Whyte and Marion Fielke



Dini and Merilyn highlighting Interplast, plastic surgery support and training for the South East Asian community

Craig Warman from the Southern Football League, Rotarian Dini and Councillor Kim Davis

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