Australian+General+&amp;Charities


 * Are there rivers or lakes in Adelaide?**



Yes! We do have rivers but the best-known river is River Torrens and that runs out from the ocean, into the city and then out to the Gulf St Vincent. We do have small lakes but not very big ones.

The River Torrens runs near our school and lots of people walk and do bike riding along the River Torrens.


 * How is the city of Adelaide laid out - in a geometric grid or hapharzdly?**

The Adelaide city is laid out very easy to follow. It is easy to tell where you are because the Adelaide Hills are in the east and the beaches in the west. That means it is easy to find north and south. Our city is in a square in the middle. It is surrounded by a belt of parklands. In 1836 a man named Colonel William Light surveyed this area and laid out an easy-to-follow geometric north/south/east/west city. Adelaide is supposed to be one of the best planned cities. There are lots of shops and food places in the city.



Yes we do have charities in Adelaide and all around Australia as well. The Ronald McDonald House Charity is a home away home for children who are or who have been sick with cancer.
 * Do we have Charities in Adelaide? And what five charities are most known?**

Make A Wish is a charity that helps sick children with cancer. They make the children’s wishes come true. E.g. a girl wished to be a fairy.

CanTeen is an **Australian Organisation for Young People Living with Cancer.**

Angel Flight Australia is a charity that co-ordinates non-emergency flights for financially and medically needy people. All flights are free and may involve patients or compassionate carers travelling to or from medical facilities anywhere in Australia.

Redkite is a charity that supports children and their families through cancer by providing emotional guidance, financial relief and educational services.

The main city centre of Adelaide is usually busy with people going to work and shopping. It is called King William Street. It runs North/South. Some of the shops in the city are Myer, David Jones and other little stores. There are also fast food outlets such as: McDonalds, Subway and KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken).
 * Can you describe the main city centre of Adelaide?**


 * Does your school do fundraising for charities?**

Yes our school does do fundraising at our school and some of them are: Casual Day Funky Hair day 40 Hour Famine Some projects that we do in our class on charities- we donate to the charity we chose do our project on.

Our last casual day and we rose: $310 for the RSPCA, which is a charity that helps animals that have either been hurt or homeless. R.S.P.C.A stands for Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.



And some other charities that we support are: Red Cross Make a wish R.S.P.C.A World Vision – 40 Hour Famine

Sources.

Information http://www.rmhc.org.au/helpfulLinks/default.asp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Torrens http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Adelaide_festival_centre.jpg

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