Dinner Meeting – Guest Speaker Clare Pearson, CEO, Little Wings

Members, Partners and Guests are welcome.

President Rob Smith invites you to join the Rotary Club of Blacktown City members and guests to hear our guest speaker Clare Pearson of Little Wings on Tuesday 1 August 2023.

Clare is the CEO at Little Wings, commencing her tenure in 2019; she has dedicated her career to the not-for-profit sector. Most recently she has fulfilled roles as CEO in the anti-human trafficking and dis-ability industries.

Clare is a qualified psychologist, specialising in child and adolescent welfare, and is passionate about working in community-based projects aimed at making a difference in the lives of children and their families.

Following her training, Clare worked in positions of senior leadership in both Australia and the United Kingdom, establishing new projects of purpose and developing, leading and inspiring teams in executing innovative programs in the areas of child protection, early intervention, disability and education.

More recently, Clare authored a book titled, Threads of Hope, with the goal of celebrating the lives of human trafficking survivors. Ultimately, shining a light on the devastating scars humans have battled, the survivor stories of triumph and the incredible work, passion and intervention offered by Australians in creating change, raising the voice of those unable.

Clare is a strong believer in the power of people, whereby a united effort can affect meaningful and significant change on a local and global level.

Little Wings is a non-profit organization that provides free, professional, safe flight and ground transport services for seriously ill children in rural and regional NSW and the ACT. They strive to ease the journey and help sick children access specialised medical services and treatments that are only available in major cities or towns. They do everything they can to support families by easing the financial burden, emotional strain and travel fatigue that they experience due to the long-distance travel associated with receiving vital medical treatment.

Little Wings started by providing services to children undergoing cancer treatment at The Children’s Hospital in Westmead, Sydney. Since then, their team has worked hard to extend their services to assist other seriously ill children receiving treatment at The Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, The John Hunter Children’s Hospital in Newcastle and Royal Far West in Manly.

Today, they proudly support children experiencing serious illness across all domains, from the physical to the psychological. Ultimately, working to ensure that they support in meaningful ways, appreciating the complex impact serious and chronic illness have on children and their families.

It is their privilege to help families with regular, ongoing medical appointments to travel with ease, and they offer a welcome break to children during their treatment, by bringing them home for some much-needed quality time with family and friends. They believe in keeping families together during some of the most testing times of their lives. Together with our supporters and partners’ assistance and generosity, they will persevere with our mission of making a difference in the lives of sick children in regional New South Wales.

Little Wings is a children’s charity operating in New South Wales with one simple yet important mission; to provide support and care to sick children and their families by minimising the physical, emotional and financial strain of receiving lifesaving medical treatment.

Please RSVP by 12 noon on Monday 31 July via this Website Contact Us page and select Attendance/Apologies – The dinner cost $23.00 and includes a 2-course dinner. Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements. Eftpos facilities are available.