Tree of Joy 2024
Help support those less fortunate this Christmas!
Visit the Tree of Joy at:
- Top Ryde City Shopping Centre (LG1)
- Midway Shopping Centre (Arcade)
- Eastwood Shopping Centre (L1)
Take one (or several!) cards from the tree, purchase the requested gifts, place them in a gift bag (unwrapped), and return to the drop-off location in each centre with the tag attached by Sunday 15th December.
Gifts this year support the Ryde community with:
- SHINE for Kids
- Wayback
- CCA Eastwood
- Catholic Healthcare
- The Northern Centre
- Salvation Army
If you want to be involved with programs like the Tree of Joy and other opportunities to volunteer in our local community, sign up here.
DCaf Community Social
Join us on the first Wednesday of each month for conversation and community at the Temple Society, cnr Forsyth & Macpherson Sts, West Ryde!
2024 Ryde Rotary Junior Schools Public Speaking Competition
Congratulations Olivia He from Eastwood Heights PS, Aathmika Pradeep from Eastwood PS, and Wesley Wong from Northcross Christian School as our winner and finalists of this year’s Junior Schools Public Speaking Competition.
Throughout the preliminaries and semi finals it was clear that competition would be tight this year. Congratulations to all the schools involved for their support of these exceptional young people and their public speaking skills!
Ermington Public School
Aerobics Teams
Congratulations to Ermington Public School Aerobics Teams representing NSW at Nationals in Adelaide!
Ryde Rotary is proud to support our local community in pursuit of learning and opportunities for local youth.
Welcome To The Rotary Club of Ryde
Our strong and vibrant club has proudly been active in Ryde for more than 78 years. We warmly welcome guests and visiting Rotarians to join us. Experience Rotary in action and become involved in our service projects.
Learn more about Ryde Rotary Club and the work we do to support our local community here and on our Facebook, and contact us for more information.
President Anna Lindsay
Meetings
We meet Tuesdays at 6.00pm and warmly welcome visitors and anyone considering joining our club (bookings essential). Come to a meeting
Community Service
- DCaf Dementia Social Support Café
- Primary School Public Speaking Competition
- Tree of Joy
International Service
- Days for Girls
- Interplast
- Sustainable Cambodia
Guest Speakers
Our club hosts a different guest speaker each week, from all walks of life. Would you like to present to our club?
The Rotary 4-way Test
Of the things we think, say or do
- Is it the TRUTH?
- Is it FAIR to all concerned?
- Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
- Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
The Magic of Rotary is the impact our volunteered skills, hours, and community can bring to make change in the world. President of Rotary International Stephanie Urchick defined this theme for 2024-25 working on a project to install water filters in a remote community - when they tested the system and local children saw clear water available to them for the first time, they asked her to "make the magic happen again".
Rotary International, the world's first service club organisation, is made up of over 33,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Its members form a global network of business and professional leaders who volunteer their time and talents to serve their communities and the world.
Rotary's motto, Service Above Self, exemplifies the humanitarian spirit of the organisation's members.
