COMMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY RECEIVES HELPING HAND
We have some truly amazing community volunteer initiatives in our region doing wonderful things for those in need. Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry in Coffs Harbour is run by the Abundant Life Church team and is helping tackle the cost of living crisis head on for families in need on the Coffs Coast.
The team now help 3,000 families to put food on the table and clock up a combined 9,000 volunteer hours every year. And the team recently secured a $5,000 grant through the Volunteer Grant Program to help keep things running for another year!
The funding will be used to purchase new laptops and mobile phones to aide in pantry co-ordination, insurance premiums to cover the volunteers, personal protective equipment, fuel vouchers and a new square eftpos. Great to see the money being put to use straight away!
A huge 'thank you' to every Loaves and Fishes Pantry volunteer for everything you do for our community.
#volunteergrants #VolunteerRecognition #LoavesAndFishesFoodPantry #abundantlifechurge #costoflivinghelp #coffsharbour #coffscoast
💬CHAT WITH PAT: PORT MACQUARIE🗣
I'll be at Settlement City in front of Big W from 12pm - 2pm on Thursday November 19.
Please take the opportunity to come and see me so that I can help you with individual concerns relating to Federal Government issues, such as NDIS, Veterans' Affairs, Centrelink, Medicare & Aged Care or share your ideas on issues affecting our electorate.
No appointment required. Please note that in order to maintain privacy and confidentiality, my Mobile Offices are one-on-one conversations with each attendee, not an open forum.
#chatwithpat #settlementcity #portmacquarie #mobileoffice
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Cowper is a large electorate, and it can be hard to travel to Port Macquarie...
LEST WE FORGET 🌹
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
Wonderful to see so many turn out for today's Remembrance Day service in Coffs Harbour. Today, and every day, we give thanks to the men and women who have died while serving, including in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.
We acknowledge their sacrifices for the freedoms we enjoy today, and we pay our respects to all who have served, both past and present.
#lestweforget #remembranceday
Thank you Pat for your support.
Lest We Forget and great to see a big rollout in Coffs. Jenny and I attended a very good Iluka turnout.
We will remember the. Lest we forget.
I have my Poppy on today-wearing it proudly
We remember with gratitude and love. <3
Thank you for your time today.
Great to see you there Pat Conaghan MP .
Thank you for visiting the SARRAH conference this morning too 🙂
RISE COFFS HARBOUR KICK GOALS WITH GRANT FUNDING ⚽🥅
Fantastic to join the RiseCoffs Harbour crew last week for a morning training session on the pitch.
This wonderful Youth Wellbeing Program was recently awarded $3,500 under the Federal Government Volunteer Grants to help cover the costs of insurances, uniforms and name badges. A small token of appreciation that means a lot to this volunteer run initiative doing great things for the mental and physical health of our young people.
For those unfamiliar with Rise Coffs Harbour, the team offer a personalised football training program dedicated to assisting our local youth not just in cultivating their soccer skills, but to build a sense of support that safely integrates them into our community. The program teaches positive values including trust, respect, discipline and patience while encouraging youth to make connections that build their confidence and self-esteem.
Each training session caters for up to 80 kids at a time, 5 days a week, including bus pick ups and after-training breakfast! A wonderful initiative made for the community, by the community.
Congratulations on the successful grant, and I look forward to the next visit!
#risecoffsharbour #chatwithpat #volunteergrants #CommunitySport #YouthWellbeing #soccer #football #CommunityConnections
Thankyou Pat for your support 🙌
Fabulous program doing great things with youth in our community. 👏👏👏
Great stuff Pat Conaghan MP & RiseCoffs ⚽️ 💪 ❤️
💬CHAT WITH PAT: COFFS HARBOUR🗣
I'll be at Coffs Central just near Muffin Break from 12pm - 2pm on Tuesday November 17.
Please take the opportunity to come and see me so that I can help you with individual concerns relating to Federal Government issues, such as NDIS, Veterans' Affairs, Centrelink, Medicare & Aged Care or share your ideas on issues affecting our electorate.
No appointment required. Please note that in order to maintain privacy and confidentiality, my Mobile Offices are one-on-one conversations with each attendee, not an open forum.
#chatwithpat #coffscentral #coffsharbour #mobileoffice
Mobile Offices | Pat Conaghan MP | Federal Member For Cowper | The Nationals
patconaghan.com.au
Cowper is a large electorate, and it can be hard to travel to Port Macquarie...
HASTINGS HOME HOSPICE STAYS CONNECTED WITH VOLUNTEER GRANT
There are certain people you talk to that make you wonder 'how do you find hours in the day', and the amazing team at Hastings Home Hospice absolutely fall in that category! The amount of volunteer hours that each member gives to support those in need in the Port Macquarie-Hastings region is just outstanding.
For those who haven't heard of Hastings Home Hospice (HHH), the initiative was established in 1989 with a simple mission; to provide those with a life limiting illness assistance to maintain their quality of life, safety and independence at home.
Caring for someone at home with a life threatening illness, especially when it is end of life care, is a deeply personal and meaningful experience, and this team knows that having the right equipment can make all the difference.
Thanks to volunteer fund raising initiatives and regular donor funds over the past few years, HHH has been able to provide essential items like hospital-style beds, feeding tools, and mobility aids that bring comfort and dignity to patients and ease the burden on families.
So, when all this amazing team asked for in their Grant application was $1000 for a mobile phone and plan so that their secretary was better able to co-ordinate members, of course the Volunteer Grant Committee said 'yes'!
A wonderful group doing great things to support our community. Thank you.
And a special 'Thank you' to the Palliative Care Team at Mid North Coast Local Health District. You do an amazing job.
#hastingshomehospice #volunteergrants #chatwithpat #DignityInCare #volunteersmakeadifference #PalliativeCare
No thanks to Pat just the vols
