Charities Supported
Sunrise Rotary Market workers on the day are Rotary Club volunteers and the money goes back into our local community and some national and overseas projects.
Below is a list of charities we have supported recently
Sunrise Rotary Market workers on the day are Rotary Club volunteers and the money goes back into our local community and some national and overseas projects.
Below is a list of charities we have supported recently
- PolioPlus - eradicating polio from the world.
- Australian Rotary Health, focusing on youth mental health at present.
- Warrigunya - assisting indigenous men transitioning from prison to jobs and family commitments.
- FLOAT art project, Lakes Entrance.
- St Vincent de Paul project to supply sleeping bags and tents to locals sleeping rough.
- Prostate Cancer Research and support.
- AIFA Sewing for Research - funding research into autoimmune disease.
- Christmas hampers for local family who are struggling in this festive season.
- FNQ flood relief.
- EmpowHer
- Friends of Timor Leste toilet block building by various Rotary clubs and friends.
- East Gippsland Art Gallery.
- Isabel Beardmore Home for the Aged
- AARCH community health conference
- ADRA food programme
- Bairnsdale Secondary College
- Rotary Centenary House - providing caring accommodation for families attending the Traralgon Hospital for treatment.
- Cranes for Ukraine.
- East Gippsland Festivals.
- FARKWA, funding education of rural students in Tanzania.
- Qamea school in Fiji.
- Rotary Foundation.
- Rotary Youth Leadership Assembly, motivating our future leaders.
- Salvation Army.
- Shelterbox Australia
- Tambo Valley Golf Club
- Turkiye Earthquake relief
- Support for emergency first aid training in Ukraine.
- Sensitive Santa
Stallholder fees from the July 2023 market were used to purchase a defibrillator to be used if necessary at the market or elsewhere - let's hope it's never needed!