We had the great pleasure of having Cathy Booth as the guest speaker this evening. Cathy is a remarkable person, having just about single-handedly established the Umoja Orphanage in Kenya, literally from the ground up. Cathy is a passionate Rotarian from the Bundaberg Club in Queensland and has inspired countless
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Fun for all the family at the Rotary Lane Cove Fair
Hard to put into words the excitement and success of this year’s Rotary Lane Cove Fair. It was, without doubt, a resounding success. 90 stalls participated including local shops, community groups, council and government representatives. Approximately 12,000 people enjoyed the day of free live music, great food and entertainment. The
mindDog psychiatric assistance dogs
Tonight we heard from Tony Edwards and met his assistance dog Buddy. Tony openly shared his difficult health journey and how his assistance dog from the charity mindDog has now comp[letely transformed his life. If you would like to find out more or donate to this wonderful organisation please do
Promoting our brand and the Rotary Lane Cove Fair
Highly enjoyable and successful morning at today’s local Lane Cove Public Fun Run promoting the upcoming Lane Cove Rotary Fair. We also took the opportunity to sell $500 worth of our raffle tickets! Many thanks to all our members who assisted today with this important branding exercise.
Making a real difference in the lives of the disabled
This week we were very fortunate to have the benefit of a great speaker in David Gordon from TAD (Technical Aids for the Disabled). David, a former engineer gave us great insight into what the many volunteers who work for TAD who change the lives of many people. The organisation
Planet Ark’s National Tree Day barbecue
Rotarians Lalitha Warren and Jenny May provided their sausage sizzling skills at Lane Cove Council’s National Tree Planting Day at Burns Bay Reserve today. Well done Lalitha and Jenny, proud of you to have taken time out to represent Rotary Club! The history behind this activityThis area has been partly
Heartland School in Nepal project update
Chanda Koirala and Ram Mishra from the Heartland School in Kathmandu, gave an insight to the club of the workings and challenges of the school which was established by our member Patrick Price. The school which caterers for disadvantaged and poor children is financially supported by our club as well
Rotary driving local Salvo’s Red Shield Appeal
A great day for The Salvos with Rotary manning the counting-house and assisting with collections in the Lane Cove Council area. Every year this important fundraising event is organised by Rotary in the Lane Cove area. This year we raised $10,000 a fantastic effort.
World Vision and Rotary working together
Today’s World Vision Global 6K Walk for Water from Lane Cove Plaza to Blackman Park and back was a great success! Many members of Rotary Lane Cove assisted with the organisation and marshalling of the participants at today’s event. Past President Lindsay May said that Phillipa from World Vision did