Thank you everyone – we had an awesome response to our SOS email requesting specific donations for two Glen Innes families in dire need.To recap, CAB Glen Innes Manager contacted us last Wednesday afternoon requesting immediate help for two families needing blankets, clothing and baby equipment. We moved into action on Wednesday evening with an all-member email via Clubrunner and received a super response from everyone. Quick work, connections, communication and member generosity saw this result by Thursday 11:00am:
- Delivery of a large pile of new and pre-loved blankets direct to CAB GI to pass along to the two families
- Delivery of a porta-cot to CAB GI to pass along
- Sergeant’s session at meeting collected $314 CASH which a member will use to buy new items for the two families (e.g. underwear, socks, warm vests)
- A further $500 was donated by a member to purchase additional appropriate new items (via CAB/client liaison)
- Dove Hospice Glen Innes/St Heliers made contact, with the intention to put together a box of clothing, shoes, toys and bits and pieces for each child and adult in the two families
- We have now connected Dove Hospice Manager with CAB GI Manager to liaise direct for provision of proposed ‘box of helpfulness’ for each family member
- Dove Hospice also offered transport to deliver their donations
Quite simply WOW.
Thank you everyone for your generosity and super speedy responses.
A club of Community Champions!