Recipients 2020

Rotary Club of Woy Woy supports the development of school age musicians at the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music in the Targeted Strings program. The results of this commitment to fostering music education can be seen in the presence of young musicians in the Central Coast Chamber Orchestra that accompanies artists at Opera in the Arboretum.

With Australia facing a series of catastrophic droughts, our club has committed to support communities in regional areas. This support will provide funding at the local level through our regional contacts and Rotary clubs in affected areas.

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Umina Beach Men’s Shed

A Men’s Shed has been operating in Umina for eight years and has built a strong rapport with many of the local community organisations. The Men’s Shed is moving to a new site and needs support to relocate. Supporting this organisation is one way to enhance the wellbeing of men through the companionship of their fellows.

Purple House is an innovative indigenous-owned and run health service, operating from its base in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Now having 18 remote clinics and a mobile dialysis unit called the Purple Truck, Purple House is getting treatment to patients in the bush so that families are not separated.

In Australia there are approximately 34,000 people with cerebral palsy which affects various functions of the body. Worldwide, the incidence of cerebral palsy is 1 in 700 births and as a result there are currently 17 million people in the world who have this condition. For most people with cerebral palsy, the cause is unknown. Research is vitally important as there is no known cure.

This Rotary Club of Woy Woy overseas humanitarian aid project in Uganda provides vocational training in sewing and hairdressing to disadvantaged women so they have a better chance of gaining employment and breaking the cycle of poverty.