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DISTRICT A70

Inner Wheel Inner Wheel is one of the largest women’s voluntary organizations in the world. Inner Wheel promotes friendship and service .

The Beginning of Inner Wheel Manchester England 10 th January 1924 2

Friendship INTERNATIONAL NATIONAL DISTRICT CLUB 8

The Object of Inner Wheel To Promote True Friendship To Encourage the Ideals of Personal Service To Foster International Understanding

To Promote True Friendship A monthly meeting with no attendance requirements allows ample time for fellowship and friendship .

Personal Service The activities undertaken by Inner Wheel members are as wide and varied as this great planet itself. Making turbans and sunhats for cancer patients, cooking and baking, emergency hospital kits, providing ‘sleeping bags’ for street kids, knitting trauma teddies – things that we can do personally. Our personal service strongly embraces the ideal of service with the added dimension of personal concern.

To Foster International Understanding • International Inner Wheel enjoys an ‘on the roster’ status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. • Dealing with issues such as: Rights of the Child, Status of Women, Aging, The Family, and Narcotic Drugs.

HELPING FRIENDSHIPS SATISFACTION UNDERSTANDING ENJOYMENT

MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA • A female who is related to or was related to a Rotarian or former Rotarian. A female partner of a male Rotarian. • • A female Rotarian or former female Rotarian. • A female who is related to an IW member or a former IW member. • Former female member of Rotaract or the wife or mother of a member of Rotaract. • Honorary Members, having served for at least 2 years in a Club, may be offered membership as Active Member providing the majority of the Club agrees. • A female who has participated in a program of Rotary International….. and has been personally invited to join Inner Wheel.

HISTOR TORY Paul Harris Margarette Golding Inner Wheel began in Manchester, England. • 10 th January 1924. • • World Inner Wheel Day is a celebration of the meeting. • Mrs Oliver Golding (Margarette) foundation President. • Club formed by wives of Rotarians. Became the first club to adopt the name ‘Inner Wheel’. • • The name Inner Wheel was chosen to describe the connection with the Rotary Wheel, with the smaller wheel contained therein.

MARGARETTE GOLDING • Founder IW: Mrs Oliver Golding. • Became a Sister at London Hospital for Tropical Diseases. • Served as a nurse World War 1. • Joined firm ‘Nurses Outfitting Association Ltd’. • 1919 Managing Director. • Held until her death 1939.

Inner Wheel is World Wide

INTERNATIONAL INNER WHEEL Membership just over 100,000 101 Countries and Geographical Regions 169 Districts 3,789 Clubs Members can attend meetings worldwide IIW is a Non Governmental Organisation with consultative status at the United Nations

Inner Wheel Australia • 1931 Ballarat, Victoria the first Inner Wheel Club to be chartered outside the U.K. • Now a total of 14 Districts: – 2 in Queensland. – 6 in N.S.W. – 3 in Victoria. – 1 each in S.A, W.A, and IW Australia Tasmania. President 2010-11 – There is also a non districted club in Darwin. Pam Watkins • National membership is almost Kings Meadows, 4,000. Tasmania.

Clubs in District A70 • Glenelg • Holdfast Marion • Mobilong • North East Sunset • St. Peters / Campbelltown • Tea Tree Gully • The Adelaide Hills

Club Structure • IW members are united by friendship and a common aim of service to the community. • Clubs meet regularly – monthly. • The President and a Committee organize the programs for the meetings. • Social and service activities are arranged to help members form friendship links.

Charities Support, both physical and monetary, is given Nationally and Internationally, as well as Locally. Projects such as:- • Mercy Ships. • UNICEF. • Cord Blood Research. • Members have made turbans for cancer patients & drainage bag covers for Breast Cancer sufferers. • Sewn Bunny rugs to be sent overseas. • Trauma dolls for local ambulance services. • Emergency kits for accident patients in hospitals. • Angel Flight. To name but a few.

I.W. Australia National Project CORD BLOOD RESEARCH • Project Commenced 2000/2001. • $1,476,966.95 raised by 30 th June 2010. • 24 Research Grants awarded to date.

CORD BLOOD RESEARCH Total Funds Raised $1,476,966.95 Research Grants Awarded $1,238,462.00 Balance at Bank 30th June 2010 $238,504.95

How Are Funds Raised? • Coin for Cord Days – a day held nationally when Clubs sell merchandise. • Special fund raising events at club level. • Donations In Memoriam. • Private Donations.

Come along and check us out….. Caring Fun Enthusiasm Fund Raising Fellowship Supporting Rotary Service Concern Involvement Laughter Dinner meetings Champagne Breakfasts Lunches Supporting each other Understanding Friendship

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