On 15 December 2018, over 200 people gathered at the Easts Rugby Club for the “Lunch for Lives”.

Lunch for Lives is the initiative of a group of thirteen friends (Mary-Anne, Lucia, Daisy, Olivia, Georgie, Lizzie, Bailey, Louise, Lizzie, Claudia, Gemma, Harriet and Kate) who wanted to give back to society and decided to host a lunch to raise funds for Mary’s House.

And what an amazing lunch it was – speakers included Emma Rossi (one of the founders of Mary’s House) and  Kara Dempsey, who generously shared her story. Lunch was enjoyed by all and with raffle sales and silent auctions over $13,000 was raised for Mary’s House.

Mary’s House is very privileged to have a large community supporting us. In fact we could not deliver the service we provide without this community. We like to think of this as “our extended family”. This quarter we introduce you to a valuable member of this family – the Rotary Clubs of Chatswood (encompassing Chatswood, Chatswood Sunrise, Crows Nest and Roseville Chase).