Current Activity
- Ensure strong local connections are increased and maintained to gain an understanding of local needs
- Other ideas on being considered and news will be posted when consolidated
- Easter baskets made by Emerald Primary School Prep students and chocolates presented to Emerald Glades residents
- $2000 donation to Lismore (NSW) flood victims via Rotary Club of Lismore – major challenges in the area with so many home not habitable
- Emerald Rotary Market conducted in March and April, raising $1600, looking forward to the May Market
- $1000 donated to Emerald Junior Football Club and St. Joseph’s Church each for purchase of a defibrillator machine for each community group



2020-2021 Highlights
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Volunteering
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Supporting local community groups
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Supporting community events
The club contributed $15,000 to the community in 2020-21 despite restricted fundraising activity due to COVID. We adapted the formula used to assist during the Ash Wednesday Fires and reached out to partner with ECHO, St Luke's Church in Cockatoo and the Emerald Community House to ensure our voucher scheme was a success.
Whilst the privacy of recipient families is maintained, we did receive many grateful notes from those who had benefited during a very difficult time.
The committee also produced a single page document 'How to keep safe in COVID' which was distributed with the vouchers.
The aged in our community were extremely vulnerable and we developed a non-contact to contribute to their celebrations at Easter and Christmas with personalised cards written by Club members.
At the end of the year we forged a partnership with 'Help the Hills - Dandenong Ranges Task Force' that saw volunteers come from surrounding suburbs and Melbourne to assist families in the clear up after the storms. Again, the many we helped were extremely grateful for the help and support they recieved.
We continue to work with the District fundraising appeal to ensure those in need gain much needed support.
