Supporting a local student from when she started school right through her education journey, the group also fundraises for other causes and was thrilled to see Grace’s House open in Doonside.
“We have fundraised for that initiative for years to support victims of homicide and were very happy to see it finally open on February 1,” Campsie Inner Wheel Secretary Dr Helen Jagger said.
The group also supports the activities of Seven Women, an initiative started by Australian Stephanie Woollard who discovered seven women with disabilities in Nepal who faced harsh discrimination finding work.
The charity has now empowered over 5,000 women with small business and product-making skills, thus transforming their lives.
Helen said Campsie Inner Wheel members were always on the lookout for worthy recipients and would next take part in the ‘Two for Ten’ fundraiser for the Australian Cord Blood Foundation.
“It’s an exciting initiative where stem cells are harvested from a newborn’s cord,” she said.
“These stem cells are powerful and flexible and can be matched with people to cure blood cancers, autism and even cerebral palsy.”
Recently celebrating International Inner Wheel Day with a lunch at Rowers on the Cooks River, Campsie Inner Wheel meets monthly at various locations including Kiama to where some members have moved.
The group is inviting more women to get involved.
Details: Helen, 0421 337 493 or iiw.au.campsie@gmail.com.
