Narooma Rotary Club supports a range of community projects and international projects through Rotary International, and it’s fun.
We support:
Community projects
These include:
- health and mental health research and various programs
- fundraising for the Carers’ Accommodation for the new Eurobodalla Regional Hospital
- our annual Pride of Workmanship Awards where employers recognise outstanding employees
- Clean Up Australia Day.
- the Volunteer Rescue Association, Marine Rescue and Narooma Surf Club
Youth programs
We provide opportunities for local youth, including:
- MUNA – Model United Nations Assembly
- National Youth Science Forum and engineering forums
- a driver awareness program for Year 11 students
- a Tertiary Scholarship each year for a Narooma High graduate
- personal development and leadership programs
- International youth and study exchange programs.
International projects
These include:
- Rotary International’s campaign to eradicate polio
- funding ShelterBoxes to provide shelter for families following disasters throughout the world
- professional and cultural exchanges.
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
The Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is a leadership training program for young people, aged 14-30. They are nominated and chosen based on their leadership potential, then sponsored by local Rotary clubs to participate in a program. The program delivery varies, it can be a seminar, a camp or a workshop, though all focused on developing the leadership potential within young people in our community, learning leadership skills by tuition and practice.
Rotary Narooma proudly supports RYLA by sponsoring youth in our community to participate in the program.
National Youth Science Forum (NYSF)
NYSF is a fantastic program for year 12 students interested in a career in science. Supported by Rotary clubs including Rotary Narooma, the students learn how to make informed decisions about courses and careers in the sciences and gain a professional skill set to help them realise their potential.
For more information about NYSF, please visit the NYSF website.
International projects
Through Rotary International and the Rotary Foundation, Rotary Narooma are involved in a number of projects around the world.
ShelterBox
Our members are also involved in other projects such as ShelterBox which provide urgent supplies and humanitarian aid in times of crisis, including natural disasters such as fires, floods, cyclones and earthquakes. For more information about Shelter Box, please visit the Shelter Box website.
End Polio Now
Rotarians around the world, including Bill Gates (Microsoft Founder/Chairman) have been working tirelessly toward to goal of completely eliminating polio around the world – with a great deal of success.
Once widespread across the first, second and third world, Polio now only exists in 3 countries. An incredible 2.5 billion children have been immunised against polio and through the fundraising of the thousands of Rotary Clubs across the world, including Rotary Narooma, $79.5 million has been given to UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO) to continue to fight.
For more information about this campaign, please visit the End Polio Now website.
Rotary Peace Fellowships Program
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The Rotary Foundation has a long-standing commitment to the promotion of peace, reconciliation and conflict resolution. Our Club has been involved in supporting this program and hosting each annual cohort of scholars on their annual visits to Canberra for research facilitated by direct access to national agencies and identities. Each group is an amazing affirmation of Rotary’s role in action and the company of such scholars in our homes has been a joy to many of our members.
Future Projects
We are always open to more ideas for other projects and activities to get involved in, both locally in Narooma and internationally. If you are involved in something and you think we could help, or just have an idea for something we may be able to support, please contact us and let us know. All ideas are welcome!
Please Contact us with your ideas.