The photo on the left shows Rotary partners Barbara, Glenyce, Ann and Micki putting the finishing touches to our project to make blankets for the homeless in our area. On the right-hand side is a picture of club President Rob Fava and Micki Hovey proudly handing over 300 blankets to Salvation Army corps major, Katherine Abram.
The Wyndham city Salvation Army provides a wonderful service to the disadvantaged in the community and are always keen to partner with other like-minded organisations like Rotary to share in local humanitarian projects. Katherine expressed her sincere gratitude to the club for helping people who normally sleep rough. She said the blankets would also be very useful for many workers from countries such as Vanuatu and East Timor who come to the area on a short-term basis, and without appropriate clothing, to provide essential work for the local vegetable farmers.
The project was borne out of an idea from Micki Hovey who noticed that many rolls of unwanted waterproof fabric were sitting in a warehouse and destined for the rubbish tip. She was able to obtain the rolls and send them to a clothing maker who was willing to support the project by cutting and sewing the material into the final product. While 300 blankets are now in the hands of the Salvation Army, another 200 are planned to be delivered to one of our other community-minded partners, RecLink, who also provide an essential service for those in need.