Community Service

 (Chairman PP Phil Dunn)

Beanie Festival        
PP Phil Dunn           

We have decided again to support this very worthwhile project to assist our indidgenous friends at the Ernabella Mission and/or the Alice Springs town camps in supplying the raw materials, in the form of fleece or brightly coloured yarn which will be knitted and presented at what is now becoming a major community event in N.T.

Showgate                
Chairman PP Phil Dunn

The club will again conduct the collection of entry money at the Castle Hill Show.  As in recent years it is expected that the support of other Rotary Clubs and Rotaract will be necessary for this to be accomplished.  Expected income has been included in the Service Projects estimate of income and expenditure.

Tour de Hills 
Chairman PP Mike Blair

The successful Tour de Hills is already in the planning stage for 2010. The committee has a steady membership which ensures that the level of planning is at a consistently high level.

Heritage Park
PPs David Sommerlad & Warren Bowden

Financial support for the ongoing development of the park, particularly the interpretative centre, is dependent on the Club’s ability to raise funds and in receipt of the necessary approvals for the work to proceed. In the meantime, a hands-on project in the park that involves as many members as possible would be welcomed.

Bowelscan
PP Neil Todd

Although no longer an “active” member of our club,  Neil Todd has agreed to manage this very important project.

Barbecues
PPs Phil Davis & Sriwong Prasertthavorn

Barbecues are one of the significant hands-on projects that also provide funding for our other projects, particularly some of the Youth projects.

This year we have established a chairman to manage our BBQ activities and this includes a number of events already planned for July, August, September . We will continue to look for other opportunities to use the BBQ to raise funds.

Men’s Shed
PPs Phil Dunn, Terry O’Mara & Mike Blair

This project to provide a safe working environment for men to meet and carry out woodwork and other activities..

This project may will take 12 months to come to fruition but all efforts will be taken to make it happen sooner.

Parking and other Miscellaneous Projects
PP Phil Dunn

From time to time the club is asked to manage parking for BHSC at events such as the Australia Day celebrations at the Hills Centre. The council will be approached again to see if we are required in January 2010.

Other similar projects will be sought to both improve the fund raising activities of the club and to involve the members with the public.