Please Help Save Woodside Sanctuary

22/12/2024

The Rotary Club of North Sydney Sunrise, with the help of a Rotary Foundation District Grant, proudly sponsored an off-grid solar solution to power Woodside Sanctuary’s borehole pumps - in this way ensuring 24/7 water supply to the Sanctuary during power outages – and improving the lives of its residents and staff.
Photos show installation of solar panels - that power the battery to operate the pumps - and staff being trained in how to operate the new system.

09/11/2024

Hireup Founder and CEO Laura O’Reilly invited a showcase stall for Woodside Sanctuary at their staff conference Hi-Con 2024, on 29 August. They orchestrated a ‘Woodside Sanctuary Raffle’ and Laura matched dollar for dollar! On behalf of Woodside immense gratitude to Laura and the staff at Hireup for their awesome generosity. The funds will be put towards a solar project for Woodside, which if installed will be an enormous saving in utility bills and help towards their goal of building a stable and sustainable future. Thank you Laura and the Hireup team!! To contribute a tax deductible donation to Woodside's solar project please click on the button at the top of the page. Huge thanks!!

28/08/2024

Thank you to everyone supporting the Woodside Sanctuary appeal to help save this home for 84 Profoundly Intellectually and Physically Disabled and vulnerable residents, in Johannesburg, South Africa. The ‘Friends of Woodside Sanctuary’ project launch dinner in Sydney Australia on 11 May 2024 was a fun and successful evening!! - everyone helping to continue the 69 year legacy of Woodside, and build a sustainable future.

04/08/2024

Fetal alcohol syndrome is not curable with symptoms including physical, behavioural and learning impairments. Woodside Sanctuary needs funding to provide lifelong care to optimise quality of life for those living with severe impacts and neurological deficits from this disorder. Woodside and its residents are always grateful for any help you may be able to provide. To donate please click on the button at the top of this page.

Day 11 of our series to raise awareness about disabilities by sharing some knowledge regarding the various conditions that Woodside’s residents have.

As a Sanctuary for those with profound intellectual and physical disabilities, it is imperative that we know as much as we can about the disabilities of those in our care.

Knowledge is power, and it is also the first step in creating awareness.

Today we will be learning a little bit more about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.