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

 

Clean water is one of the aims of Rotary. In this driest of states in the driest country, club members and friends visited the Desalination Plant in Lonsdale to see just how our water supply is coping with our prolonged summer.

Water is essential for life

Each white tube separates salt water from fresh under pressure and sends usable water to storage tanks before piping to the reservoir.

collection and storage of clean water

Large volumes are piped to the reservoir on demand

Jeanette and others are looking forward to the tour.

 

 

 

A few club members assisted at the Bunnings Mother's Day event, demonstrating wood burning to parents, guiding children with various crafts and enjoying sausages and snacks that we didn't have to cook. Thank you Lions for your cooking efforts. Some of the children painted pots for seedlings, handprint bags and fridge magnets. 

The adults painted tiles and trivets for their Mums. A good evening and a chance to speak to local parents and show the Rotary badge.

 

Dini, Marion and Cheryl practicing wood burning on coasters and charcuterie boards to help the parents make gifts for Mum.