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Elsie’s Orange Army

Margaret and her community fought for a much-needed facility

Margaret Pearce, 79, Tuggerawong, NSW

My name is Oana McBride,’ the lady standing in front of me said. ‘And I’m here to ask Lions to help me build a palliative care facility on the Central Coast.’

It was 2012 and I was hosting a symposium in my role as president of the Lions Club of Wyoming-East Gosford Centennial.

We’d invited women to come along and share ideas on how we could help the community.

And Oana was on a mission. She was fighting in the memory of her dear

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