Local Community Projects
Are you looking for a way to make a difference in your community or communities around the world?
There’s a project happening that needs you.
We use our knowledge of local issues to identify areas of need and then apply our expertise and diverse perspectives to find solutions. Rotary members likely are working in your community right now to feed the hungry, tutor disadvantaged children, raise awareness and provide resources for communities in need, and much more.
You can help!
Rotary Club of Blacktown City Sponsor ADRA Blacktown Food Van
ADRA Blacktown contribute so much to our local Community, not only in their form of social work with addictions, and mental health, but assisting the homeless and those suffering from domestic violence. Their current van is 21 years old and
Flood Relief for Greater Sydney Initiative
Rotary Club of Blacktown City’s Flood Relief for Greater Sydney Initiative Since the beginning of the year, the greater Sydney area has experienced multiple severe flooding events, in one case receiving eight months of rain over four days. These events
Suicide Prevention – Six Minute Intensive Training (SMIT)
Club member, Chief Inspector Gary Raymond APM OAM (Ret’d) Dip. VET created SMIT – Suicide Prevention Six Minute Intensive Training to educate the community in Suicide Prevention in a timely and simple manner, enabling them to save lives, and to
Rotary Blankets for Charity
After the Covid pandemic and the current economic woes of high inflation, interest rates, and accelerating costs, homelessness and domestic violence in our community are growing significantly. This exciting and worthwhile Community Project will repurpose 200 unused blankets from various
Buddy Benches
What an excellent program this is, giving us the opportunity of “giving” to the schools to allow the easing of both loneliness and bullying. The concept is that a Buddy Bench is installed in a school, and the Headmaster lets
Defibrillators for Blacktown First Response Police Vehicles
Our Rotary Club is fundraising to purchase Automated External Defibrillators (AED) for the First Response police vehicles at the Blacktown Police Area Command. These are needed to equip police who get called to cardiac arrest emergencies with lifesaving machines.