Club Fundraising and Projects

Rotary raises its funds in several ways to support our club, our community and international projects. Rotarians meet once a week for fellowship & to plan local & world community programmes. We typically meet at a club or restaurant for a meal, & a percentage of that cost, approximately $2, is sent to the Rotary Foundation. There are 1.2 million Rotarians in 200 countries, meaning this levy becomes considerable in time. Each club is also responsible for a further levy per member, usually a part of the annual membership dues.

On top of this, our club engages in annual fundraisers such as sausage sizzles, raffles, book sales, trivia nights, dinners & other innovative fundraisers..

The amount collected each year is distributed by our club among the projects & programmes identified at the beginning of the Rotary year. Our fund raising is two pronged. A small percentage goes to the Rotary Foundation while the greater amount raised by each club goes to that club’s dedicated programmes.

The object of every Rotarian is to serve their fellowman. This is achieved through a system of “branches” or committees. Each committee sets an agenda to address a particular problem faced by certain countries or peoples. Our club is involved in many of the following committees:

Rotary Youth Leadership Award  (RYLA) This is a one week residential seminar which concentrates on developing leadership, self confidence, dignity & self respect in 18-24 year olds.

Model United Nations assembly (MUNA) This assembly concentrates on building bridges of goodwill & understanding in the minds of youth as they debate, research & speak of a range of world issues.

Youth Exchange Programme (YEP) This programme manages and supports incoming & outgoing students from each District to & from other countries over a 12 month period. A very educational,eye opening and worthwhile program.

Rotary Youth Driver Awareness. (RYDA) Promotes driver awareness in youth to prevent road deaths.

Australian Rotary Health (ARH) Raises money & invests in worthy medical research such as: Mental illness, Indigenous health, & the provision of scholarships in Rural medicine, & Rural nursing.

International Plastic Surgery (Interplast) Undertakes programmes of plastic & reconstructive surgery such as cleft palates, severe burns, or other crippling injuries in children & adults from neighbouring countries.

Rotary Youth in Agriculture (RYAG) The various RYAG programmes listed below are developed & run by clubs to provide vocational experience for high school students.

RYAG Aquaculture

RYAG Beef

RYAG Cotton

RYAG Dairy

RYAG Equine

RYAH Sheep

RYMARINE

RYSTARS (Astronomy)

Rotary Aviation Careers Expo (RACE)

Rotary World Community Service (RAWCS) is the body responsible for international services & projects in developing countries. The following committees come under the umbrella of RAWCS:

• Rotary Volunteers (Fourth Avenue in Motion or FAIM) Volunteers work with & train local people in developing countries, mainly the South Pacific.
• Donations In Kind (DIK) This committee collects, sorts, packs & dispatches goods when & where they are needed.
• Pacific Training Aid (PTA) Educates people with skills they can then pass on to their countrymen. Also helps them experience the Australian way of life.
• Rotarians Against Malaria (RAM) Addresses the prevention & treatment of Malaria through research, education & training.
• Adopt A School (AAS) Matches a local school with one overseas to provide school equipment & correspondence.
• Safe Water Save Lives (SWSL) Aims at providing clear water  to overseas communities by a planned system of water catchment, storage & reticulation, & to provide education, tank construction & related health programmes.

Treasurers Report 2010-2011 In a year in which the fundraising dollar seemed ever more difficult to accumulate, the dedication and hard work of our members has seen our Club able to give back to our local community and Rotary sponsored projects an amount in excess of thirty one thousand dollars. This has been achieved through a combination of activities including Raffles, Barbecues, Gate and parking control duties, and Dance, Concert, and Movie fundraisers.
The Rotary Club of Wauchope typically donates over $30 000 per annum for Rotary Programs and Community Support.
Disbursements of funds to community organizations totalled $17,246.00. These included Wauchope Hospital Palliative Care, Hastings Men’s Shed, Wauchope Scouts and Guides, Local schools and preschools, Motor Neurone Association, Hastings Cancer Council, Riding for the Disabled, Hastings Diabetes, and Vision Australia amongst others. Disbursements of funds to Rotary sponsored projects totalled $14,393.00.These included The Rotary Foundation, Polio Plus, The Australian Rotary Health Research Foundation – ARHRF, Rotary Australia World Community Service (Donations in Kind) – RAWCS, Interplast, Youth Exchange Program, Operation Cleft, and others.