Rotary donates $3000 for rock pool

The Woy Woy Rotary Club has donated $3000 to the Save the Pearl Beach Rock Pool fund after holding its annual Opera in the Arboretum last month.

Rotary club president Mr Peter Mote presented the cheque to association vice-chairman Mr David Denton on May 4.

Rotary club member Mr John Greenway said the club was more than happy to assist the Pearl Beach Progress Association in its fight to save the local rock pool because of its continued support of the opera.

"We donated the $3000 to the Pearl Beach Progress Association because we feel that we have had such great support from the residents of Pearl Beach over the past four years that we had held the Opera," Mr Greenway said.

"The 80-year-old rock pool at Pearl Beach is sick.

"It is suffering from a major dose of concrete cancer and needs help urgently.

"When the Woy Woy Rotary Club held their Opera in the Arboretum in Pearl Beach they saw the need to support the local progress association in their efforts to raise funds to repair the pool.

"With a target of $100,000 to be reached, the Rotary Club has donated $3000.

"So far, the progress association has raised $21,000 and this donation will boost the amount to $24,000, almost 25 per cent of the amount set to be raised."

Press release, 4 May 2009 John Greenway, Woy Woy Rotary Club