DMS clocks up more than a quarter of a million in charity!
We are delighted to tell you that the 2019 Motor Show raised more than $50,000. Our chosen charities for this event were:
- Food Plants Solutions
- Rotary Health
- Whitelion
- Action against homelessness
This takes the total amount raised in the show’s 13 year history to more than $250,000.
Our members have been out presenting cheques during the past month.
Rotary club of Devonport North President Ian MacLeod said it was a great feeling to see the cheques handed over.
“A huge amount of time, planning and organisation goes into each of our shows…we want to provide a highly entertaining event which appeals to people of all ages, but we never lose sight of the reason we do it – to raise money for organisations who make a tangible difference to the lives of those less fortunate than us,” Ian said.
Key work of our charities:
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Food Plant Solutions is an international project which tackles malnutrition by creating education programs to teach people to understand the connection between plants and nutrition.
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Our donation to Rotary Health has gone towards ongoing research, awareness raising and education about mental health.
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The NW Whitelion program supports at-risks youths in three key areas:
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Mentoring
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Work-read youth program
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Prison Through Care program
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Action Against Homelessness is a Devonport-based community organisation dedicated to providing safe, supported and affordable housing for people who are homeless or vulnerable to homelessness in the Devonport region