Community Service Team report - April 2024

 

 

 

 

The Community Service Committee will be responsible for all local community activities of the club.  This includes the 2023 Christmas Carols.

 

The following activities are being considered or pursued.

 

 

Closed for the 23/24 year, funding agreed with Council

 

 

Successful dinner there although numbers were touch and go.  We may look at ways to have some form of working time there.

 

 

As budgeted, these bags have now been paid for.  I am awaiting info on delivery and who they are distributed to.  Still waiting.

 

 

 

Holdfast Bay Rotary have held regular Food Drives where they ask shoppers to consider extra purchases from specific supermarkets on scheduled collection days.  The days are supported by Rotarians who collect donations.  These are then provided to local church organisations for distribution to needy families.

 

 

No change, we are considering a similar activity.  Still being considered as we are following up options for such an event at the Unley shopping centre.

 

 

 

Long tea.  Will be set up as a whole of club activity.  Probably late this year or early 2025.

 

 

More furniture donated and deivered to Calperum.  Would like to see us do more here but it would depend on funding.

 

 

A preliminary Budget was approved but since amended given Unley Council’s decision to fund the losses:-

 

 

No further news related to Phillip Andrews, other than the Gasworks store on Unley Road has closed

 

 

I am prepared to write to him if the Board so desires.  I believe that if the outcome of the trial is as I expect we will need to write to say his application has been cancelled.

 

 

As members will probably know the McLaren Vale members have decided to hand in their charter at year end.

 

They have offered to give us free of charge a number of items. Items paid for and now the club’s property.  Research options for replacing club name with Unley.

 

 

 

 

Sunday March 24^th – State Government – Julia Farrr Centre Closure.  Successfully held and the State Government has been invoiced.  Profit $2114.90 once paid.

 

Tuesday March 26^th – Variety Club Zoo Visit for Special Needs Schools.  Again successfully held, good support from both clubs.  Did not use all stock and we have sausages and bread frozen for future use.

 

Sunday 31^st March – Bunnings.  Poor attendance, profit $1084, to be confirmed.  Bread wasted but sausages all frozen, no loss.

 

Chicken Patties – I have cleared the freezer of the chicken patties left from the failed multi-cultural event.  Approx 51 packs dumped.  Nine months old and past safe freezer storage.

 

11. Shelterbags

 

12. Medical Information Booklets