Community Service Activities 1999-2000

Community Support - The Club supported a number of community projects, including:
-  Christmas cakes for Meals on Wheels.
-  Carols by Candlelight.
-  Tour down Under - morning tea for senior citizens.
-  Transport and afternoon tea for the annual senior citizens concert.

Creative Grandparenting - Two training courses run at a cost of $2,877.

Dementia Dolls - 20 dolls were presented to local nursing homes at a cost of $1,170.

Memorial Donations to nominated charities in the names of Ken Fleming, John Calder, Kath Colman, Maurice Paternoster, John Edwards and Geoff Nettlebeck - total $1,450.

Palliative Care - We supported a participant for a Post Graduate Certificate in Bereavement and Palliative Care and also made a donation to the Eastern Palliative Care Service - total $2,500.

Trees for Life - Members of the Club nurture native trees for planting on farm properties in south Australia

Landcare Group - Two working bees were undertaken with the South Parklands Landcare Group revegetating creeks in the south parklands.

Australian Rotary Health Research Fund - The ARHRF asked Clubs to participate in raising awareness of mental illness in the community, as well as financially supporting the Fund. A donation of $400 was made to "Friends of the Mentally Ill" and $700 to "LifeLine", which was seen as a positive force in suicide prevention in the community.

Unley Way to Go - The Club again took part with a bottle stall and a sausage sizzle. The proceeds ($881) were donated to the Julia Farr Foundation.

Salvo Soup Run for Homeless - This project was again supported with a $500 donation.

Red Shield Appeal - This appeal was again supported as a Club project. The combination of collections, members' donations and the Club's matching grant raised over $3,000.

International Year of the Older Person 1999 - The Club presented Mr Mel Castle with the "Senior citizen of the Year Award" for Unley.

Indigenous Medical Scholarship - The Club participated in this new initiative developed by Geoff Bailey from the Rotary Club of Mitcham to support indigenous medical students to qualify as doctors and then practice in remote areas of need. The Club was pleased to be allocated Ms Olivia O'Donohue to receive our support over 4 years at $2,500 per year (total $10,000).

Charitable Donations - Total $4,130
-  Blind Welfare Association
-  North Unley Play Park
-  Unley High School
-  Adelaide Symphony Parks
-  Flinders Medical Centre Child Nutrition Project
-  Rotary Native Nest Box Project
-  Brougham Arts Society
-  Peter Nelson Leukemia Fund
-  Juvenile Bedwetting Program
-  Low Vision Centre

Vocational & Youth Service Activities 1999-2000

Police Expo 2000 - Launch of the 'Police Officer of the Year Award' - Our (first-time) invitation to the Club to be part of the Expo, not only confirmed the South Australia Police's high regard for this award, but also highlighted their appreciation of our positive interaction. As well as being an excellent public forum to launch the Police Officer of the Year Award for 1999, it was also an opportunity to promote the activities and benefits of Rotary to the wider community (approx 85-90,000 people attended). As a result of the Expo, a great many more nominations for the Award were received than in previous years.

Police Officer of the Year Award 1999 - The Club again presented this prestigious annual award for the 22nd consecutive year.

Vocational Visits to the Festival Theatre for an Adelaide Symphony Orchestra rehearsal, preceded by a meal at the Bistro.

Video - A video entitled 'Prostate Knowledge for Over 50s' was purchased for the Club members. The production and distribution of theses videos was a project of the Rotary Club of Lismore, NSW.

Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment (RYPEN) - The Club supported the attendance of two young people at this year's program at a cost of $600.

Youth Science Forum (Canberra) - The Club supported the attendance of one young person's attendance at this year's forum at a cost of $850.

Donations to the following:
-  YMCA - Kangaroo Island Camp Sponsorship for two children ($420).
-  TocH - December and Easter camps for two children and two leaders
   ($440).
-  Adelaide Mission - Homelessness and Isolation Appeal ($200).
-  Adelaide business week ($200)

International Service Activities 1999-2000

ASEA Rehab (Major Project) - Construction of a rehabilitation facility in Soe, West Timor at an estimated cost of $81,000 (note: a similar 20 bed center in Australia would likely cost approx $1.1m). John Russell, an architect who is a member of the Rotary Club of Unley drew up the plans for the new facility. After experiencing various delays due to the Timor crisis, ASEA Rehab has now been officially invited to take up their work again in West Timor by the local Ministry of Health.

Sandarkan Hospis - Training and development of palliative care. Following the success of a palliative care training course in Adelaide in 1997-98 for a team of palliative care workers from Malaysia, a Complementary Therapy Course has been organized for volunteers in Sandarkan, East Malaysia. Since it was more cost-effective to send the course presenters from Australia to Sandarkan to bring over 80 participants to Adelaide, our Club contributed $4,900 towards the cost of the presenters' air fares. The rotary Club of Sandarkan contributed $2,000 towards the project.

Hospis Association Tawau, Sabah - Palliative Care course. The Tawau Hospis Association and the Rotary Club of Tawau jointly organized this course for 120 participants. Our Club donated $700 towards costs.

Australian Aid for Cambodia Fund (AACF) - This was the fourth and final year of assistance for three students for a four-year course at a university selected by the AACF. Cost $1,800 per year.

Donations In Kind (DIK) - 114 cartons of obsolete school books were collected for distribution to schools in English-speaking countries in Melanesia and Polynesia.

Other minor projects:
-  Olivia Lott - to attend the Hague International Model United nations
   conference ($250).
-  Literacy and Numeracy Program in Nepal ($350).
-  Wind-up Radios for East Timor ($240).

Club Service Activities 1999-2000

In addition to the activities undertaken above, the Club undertook the following:

Annual Bowls Match with the Rotary Club of Mitcham - Again Unley was successful in retaining the bowls trophy.  Congratulations to the awesome team who upheld the honour of the club!

Adelaide to Crafers Highway Tunnel Walk - Rotarians helped make this event one of the most successful promotional and fund raising campaigns for Rotary International.  Over $130,000 was raised due to the efforts of over 70 Rotary Clubs throughout South Australia.

President's Emergency Fund - $1,000 was donated to the Mozambique Flood Disaster (an appeal raised by Rotary international).

Major Project Fund - As the balance of this fund was fully utilized for a major project in 1998-99, $5,000 was transferred into this fund towards another major project in the future.

Trust Agreement with Campbelltown Shareskills Inc (CSI) - On the closure of CSI $20,000 was transferred to the Club and placed in an Annuity Trust Account.  Annual interest may be spent by the Club on any training and employment related activities for the next 20 years, after which time the trust funds may be consolidated into the Club's general project funds.