Accessibility boost for Cindee Rose thanks to Rotary van donation

THE donation of an accessible van will have an enormous impact on Cindee Rose and her family.

The wheelchair accessible van was a partnership between the Rotary Club of Narrabri and Narrabri taxi operator Doug Orman.

For the Rose family, it means Cindee can easily be transported to medical appointments as well as social outings in town.

Cindee, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 18 months old, had to be lifted into a vehicle by her dad, Scott, before the van’s donation.

Cindy and her parents Scott and Louise were overjoyed with the generosity of Rotary and Orman.

The stars aligned perfectly for the Rotary project completed in just a matter of weeks. After hearing of the family’s plight, long-standing Rotarian Len Hall sprang into action and sought the club’s support.

Rotary club members Len Hall and Di Ainsworth, Louise and Cindee Rose, Rotary president Chris Cole, Scott Rose, and Rotary club members Grahame and Julie Herbert and Jocellin Jansson. Photo: Supplied.

As luck would have it, Orman was in the process of receiving a new accessible taxi van and readily made his previous vehicle available to purchase.

Rotary also quickly sought a funding partnership with the Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS) and received generous donations from Rotarians and friends of Rotarians. Extra funds donated will mean the Rose family can also cover insurance as well as some support for fuel costs.

“This will make a huge difference to Cindee, and to us,” Louise said.

“Cindee will love the freedom that this gives her.”

The Rose family is no stranger to Rotary, with the club previously providing assistance to Cindee through a trike as well as assisting with constructing a ramp at the family’s home.