Women
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An update from Emily Rice, recipient of Rotary District 9685 Global Grant Scholarship
An Update from Emily Rice. ” I’m writing with an update on the first year of my Master’s at Columbia, which Mosman Rotary kindly sponsored. I’ve had a wonderful time so far, and am really grateful for the club’s support. The courses have been fascinating. My favourite were ‘Successes and Failures of Peacemaking,’ taught by the…
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Women and Children First – Helping domestic abuse and homelessness victims
Women & Children First offers specialized support for women and children experiencing domestic and family abuse and homelessness. In support of former Mosman Rotary member Peter Young, who is now on the W&CF Board, our club put one table of twelve together to attend this event on Friday 4 March at Manly Golf Club. The event,…
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Donation of refurbished IT equipment to Mary’s House
Past President Derek Andrew arranged for the donation of a laptop and desktop to Mary’s House which provides support to victims of domestic violence. Derek is evaluating a number of different options to make IT devices available to organisations such as Mary’s House.
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Rotary helps Delvena women refuge backyard upgrade
In 2018 the Club gave a District grant for Stage1 of the Delvena refuge back yard upgrade which replaced the soft turf in the children’s play area. A Federal grant was also obtained to complete the project which cost $14,000. In 2019 the Club gave a second grant of $6,000 for part of the Stage…
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Harding Miller Educational Foundation
Our club has established a relationship with Harding Miller by donating $10,000 in 2019-20. Further donations will be considered for future years. The Foundation’s mission is to provide practical support to lift the educational outcomes and career aspirations of high potential girls who are experiencing disadvantage. Across Australia, public schools have a disproportionate share of…