On behalf of Link/Avocare and the City of Greater Dandenong Food Relief and Material Aid Consortium I would like to thank Amazon for their very large donation. This donation included items desperately needed by members of our community who are "doing it tough".
Food Friday - Look at these delicious and warming home prepared meals.
These meals are cooked and prepared at the Ebdale Community Centre in Frankston through our Work for the Dole (WfD) activity "Kitchen Worx".
Joining this activity is our Student Based Apprenticeship Trainees
To start the week, Avocare would like to say a big thank you to our ongoing and to some new donators;
The Cranbourne Golf Club
The Cookie Boss
BYS Cosmetics
Barbara Gambin
Australian Photo Supplies
Tara Keilty
Words by Emma
Barbara Reid
TaylorMade Memorabilia
Langdon Pharmacy
Avocare were recently the recipient charity for the 2018 – AIFP Annual Funeral Industry Conference Gala Dinner event.
(The Association of Independent Funeral Professionals' Annual Conference)
A successful night was had by all and big novelty cheque for the office!
July doesn't just mean tax time, this year we have been given a challenge for 2018 - "Plastic Free July".
Reduce your Eco footprint and avoid landfill waste.
Here is a handy checklist to help with your first steps.
#charitywithaheart#landfill#reducewaste#landfillwaste
Melbourne is shivering through its coldest start to winter in 36 years! Again we had the honour and material aid to be able to assist fellow charity Olivia's Place with baby, toddler and children's hand knitted woollens! Here they received 3 bags full!!
#charitywithaheart
Avocare had the pleasure of being able to assist fellow local charity
Wayss Dandenong with the donation of male and female winter packs for their "Sleeping Rough" program.
Our packs included assorted woollens for the beginning of winter and various hygiene products.
#charity
2018 is the 5th year that Avocare have been participating in The Nappy Collective. Yesterday we had the pleasure of The Nappy Collectives CEO, Lani Masuku, visit Avocare and witness first hand the team effort that goes into being an honoured supporter. @thenappycollective
Guest speaking at The Ladies probus Group in Dandenong yesterday, Trish Keilty provided the facts and figures on food relief, WfD participants, material aid and School based apprenticeships all in which Avocare support across the local community.
#charitywithaheart#Dandenong
Our very own Citizen of the year 2018, Trish Keilty had the pleasure of being the guest speaker for Wellsprings for Women at their Afghan cultural experience to mark International Womens Day.
Pictured with Trish is Roz Blades councillor for Greater City of Dandenong.
A massive shout out to the guys at Cable Solutions for their continued support, not only for the supply of piecework for our WfD participants enabling them to gain further experience but recruiting our job seekers too!#charitywithaheart#cablesolutions#placingjobseekers