General News
29 June, 2022
Destiny Rescue Fundraising Project ROTARY LAUNCH
ON Sunday, the Rotary Club of Cairns Sunrise held its annual change over lunch function.
The event allows the current president to hand over the baton to the incoming president, Liz Derricks.
In his closing speech, past president Bill Gane said he would like to finish his year with a big bang by announcing an excellent fundraising project in conjunction with Australian not-for-profit Destiny Rescue.
Destiny Rescue was founded in 2001 by former Cairns resident Tony Irwin, who recognised a need overseas to rescue young children from prostitution and child slavery.
Since 2011 the organisation has been successful in undertaking 345 raids and rescuing 802 children.
Statistics say that over a million children are trafficked each year; 70% of them are trafficked from the Asia/Pacific region. On average, every 26 seconds, a child is being trafficked, and yearly $99 billion is generated from sex trafficking.
One of the methods that Destiny Rescue uses to help children in conditions of exploitation is raids, which require identifying child sex trafficking victims and gathering evidence to build a legal case against the traffickers.
According to Destiny Rescue, it costs $10,000 to conduct a raid.
The Rotary Club of Cairns Sunrise would like to support Destiny Rescue and provide funding for raids that could change many kids’ lives.
So they are launching a fundraiser for the cause, asking 100 businesses in Cairns to join them by donating $100 so they can sponsor a raid and help make a difference in these children’s lives.
To support this cause, visit: https://bit.ly/3tXamWlor contact the Rotary Club of Cairns Sunrise on Facebook.
