When young people living with disabilities reach Year 12 in New South Wales, their access to and the availability of appropriate programs and facilities is regrettably inadequate. President Ned Boyce has announced his 2011–12 President’s Project goal of raising $250,000 to help Wesley Mission retrofit an unused church on the grounds of the Ashfield RSL Club and establish a state-of-the-art centre and day program for young people with significant intellectual and physical support needs.
Rotary Club of Sydney International Project supports a Sydney surgical team whose members perform eye surgery and medical consultations to the underprivileged in northern India. Ophthalmologist, Dr Jay Chandra, his psychiatrist wife, Dr Shailja Chandra and team provide free eye surgery and medical consultations to the underprivileged in the small city of Rishikesh. Through the support of the Rotary Club of Sydney, Vision Beyond AUS aims to involve more health workers and establish a foundation to enable their work to continue and grow.