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Club Projects, Activities and Beneficiaries

If you would like to donate to  or participate in any of the Rotary Club of Edwardstown projects,
Please email: secretary@edwardstownrotary.org

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Fundraising Activities 

  • Rotary Book Exchange. Our major fundraiser since 1998, selling high-quality second-hand books, raising more than $1,000,000 toward Club projects
  • Monthly BBQs at Bunnings

Community and Environmental Projects

  • Meals on Wheels. In 2026, we celebrate 65 years assisting this organisation. We provide a driver every Thursday.
  • Trees for Life
  • Drought Relief Project, providing hay to farmers affected by the drought
  • Feed A Farmer, providing non-perishable foodstuffs to farmers on the West Coast affected by the drought
  • Fred's Van- assisting the homeless through St Vincent de Paul
  • Catering for the local RSL ANZAC Day breakfast
  • Support for a local mental health facility
  • Riding for the Disabled SA

Youth and Vocational Projects

  • RYLA - Rotary Youth Leadership Award. Each year, we sponsor a young adult to attend a week-long leadership and personal development program at Nunyara Conference Centre in Belair.
  • RYPEN - Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment. A similar program is held over a weekend for secondary school students. 
  • NYSF - National Youth Science Forum, for year 11 students interested in science.
  • One & All Sailing Challenge
  •  Operation Flinders

International Projects

  • Seeds for Life Project in Nepal, providing seeds for crops.
  • Support for Cataract Surgery in India, in partnership with the UniCorpus Health Foundation.
  • Support for the Mama Paulina Mangare Foundation in Tanzania, to provide education for underprivileged girls.
  • Provision of ceramic water filters in Nepal.
  • Shipping support to transport educational books to remote schools in the Philippines
  • Lentera Digital project, connecting the elderly and children in Indonesia
  • 50 Wheelchairs purchased and distributed in Nepal

In addition, we have recently supported the following organisations financially:

  • The Rotary Foundation
  • Arthur Wina Memorial Hospital, Zambia
  • Jodi Lee Foundation
  • Vision of Islands
  • Wheelchairs for Kids
  • Catherine House
  • Rotary Australia Repurposing Equipment (RARE)