Alcoa - Salvation Army Northside Lunch Assistance
An offer of assistance from Alcoa volunteers to relieve volunteers who regularly provide meals for up to 40 local community members recently turned into much, much more. Apart from assisting to prepare and serve the lunch the 8 employee volunteers also helped out with numerous other chores around the Centre such as cleaning up the storeroom, setting up the dining room, computer housekeeping and joining diners for some social support. |
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2009 Summer Workplace Big Day Out
Despite unusually hot conditions over 250 people turned out to participate at the 2009 Summer WBDO at Adventure Park, Wallington.
The Alcoa Foundation, the major event sponsor, was well represented with 19 employees from Alcoa and AARP Point Henry participating as volunteers.
MatchWorks and G-Force Recruitment also sponsored the event and had employee volunteer participants.
136 program members from Karingal, St Laurence Geelong and Colac, and Encompass enjoyed the day’s activities, which included martial arts, soccer, cricket, bocce, volleyball, picnic games, moon bikes, mini golf, boating, archery and jumping castle.
Event supporters included Adventure Park, Black Dog Promotions, Tasman Meats, Karingal Volunteers, WorkLinks and KABLE, Village Cinema, the Rotary Club of Highton, NQR Newcomb, United Way, McDonald Waurn Ponds and Barefoot Media.
Activities were provided by Football Federation Victoria, Kyokushin Karate Association, Special Olympics (Barwon Region), Collendina Cricket Club and the Italian Social Club.
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WBDO Photos courtesy of Barefoot Media
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Ford-Barwon Water Revegetation
The Ford Motor Company recently showed their support for our community by providing teams of employee volunteers to undertake revegetation works alongside the Barwon River in key riparian areas near the Breakwater Bridge.
Plantings such as this one undertaken by 12 volunteers from Ford Geelong plant are vital to the survival of the diverse range of native flora and fauna in these areas by providing an essential source of food and shelter, and also by reducing erosion of the river bank.
For the volunteers, the day was hard work but very enjoyable and rewarding, as they prepared the areas and planted over 500 plants, trees and shrubs especially propagated in the Barwon Water Nurseries for their suitability to the area.
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Rotary Club of Highton – Karingal Mental Health Support BBQ
The Rotary Club of Highton ran a BBQ on behalf of Karingal Mental Health Support as part of “Mental Health Week’ at the Deakin Waterfront Campus. |
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Dare to Succeed
The second ‘Dare to Succeed’ event was held at Quiksilver, Baines Crescent, Torquay. It saw BacLinks bring together a number of businesses to provide a unique opportunity for 18 long-term unemployed women to be treated to a makeover designed to assist in building the women’s self esteem and improve their chances of success on entering the competitive local job market.
The project was sponsored by the Quiksilver Foundation and staff from Quiksilver Torquay donated their time to provide styling advice and personal mentoring to the girls and talk
through job opportunities and possibilities.
MatchWorks employees provided advice on job and interview preparation and presentation, while Gordon TAFE Hair & Beauty Students provided hair and make-up styling and advice. Inspirational and motivational advice was provided by Tina of Radiance.
The girls were also treated to show bags consisting of a generous range of Roxy merchandise, as well as cosmetics donated by Target Australia.
Alan Barber of Barefoot Media donated his professional time and skills to record before and after photographs of each girl to document their transition and provide a memento of their
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GMHBA Community Benefit Program
Local Health Insurer GMHBA has generously made it possible for BacLinks to be a recipient of its Community Benefit Program where 3.5% of new membership fees are donated into the program for the life of the membership.
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Harrison Place Display Board
Harrison Place has donated ongoing space for a display board to be placed inside the foyer of the newly developed building. The display illustrates the scope of BacLinks facilitated projects and features photos taken during projects.
Adcell Media generously donated the printed board and Kardinia Picture Framing prepared it for display.
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St John of God Pathology Community Meals Assistance
The Christchurch Community Meals Program provides free breakfast 24/7 throughout the year for people who come from a range of backgrounds - street kids, the homeless, school children, people who need company as much as food, the unemployed, stranded travellers and families. For some, these meals may be their only meal for the day.
St John of God Pathology have made a commitment to provide 2 volunteers every Wednesday to assist in the preparation and service of meals.
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