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Mid winter seems the perfect time for an antipodean Rabbie Burns Supper where we celebrate the life of Scotland's national poet in fine style.

As part of our 'Cuppa Conversation' initiative, we took 40 recent migrants down south to experience the South Aussie seaside, enjoy more chances to chat with locals while getting to know one another.

Across the mountains of Timor Lesté in the south coast village of Haemanu, our club coordinated funding for a much needed safe water supply.

Since the Indonesian invasion in the mid 70s and the UN Peacekeeping effort of 1999, many parts of Timor Lesté inland haven't had access to safe water and sanitary facilities.  With other Rotary Clubs and Rotary Foundation support, we coordinated funding to build safe water supplies for southern villages at Sulamali and Lo’oqueu Foho. We also funded a multi-sport court at Same and water for a Birthing centre at Manatuto.

For the last decade, our Club has sold freshly cut trees direct from the Adelaide Hills at Bunnings Kent Town over two weekends before Christmas.  Most are 6' 6" (198cm) high and we also sold tree stands (cash or eftpos)

Every home should have one...

so watch out for it next December. 

A chance to socialise while learning to cook in the Colombian style.

One Saturday morning a month, we make new migrants welcome with conversational English over a cuppa, while lending a hand. 

We all saw distressed footage of the last planes out of Afghanistan in 2021.  Our Club has helped a family to re-establish themselves in Adelaide after their traumatic upheaval.  Learning English, getting driver's licences, employment, making local friends and rebuilding confidence - even helping a family to reunite. All a hugely stressful cultural change to re-establish in a new country - safer but very different, needing strength, courage and tenacity.

Every 3 weeks we help 'Fred's Van' feed the homeless... prepare the food,  drive it in Fred's van into the city then distribute it to those in need. Recycled blankets, warm clothes and other items are also welcomed during the cold winter months.