DEDICATED volunteers will be out and about across the Bellarine this month fundraising for Red Cross Calling.<\/p>\n
While the number of door-knockers has decreased this year, volunteers will be collecting in Leopold at Bunnings Leopold, Gateway Plaza, and the shopping strips in Dorothy Street and Ash Road, and in Newcomb Central.<\/p>\n
Leopold\u2019s Marie-Louise, along with her loveable Golden Retriever Lucy, began volunteering for the Red Cross last year and said she loved the contact with people and knowing the money was going to a good cause.<\/p>\n
The duo will be collecting at Bunnings Leopold this month as Lucy is already familiar with the store as a frequent visitor and its adoring staff members.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe often have kids lining up to pat her and then the parents end up donating!\u201d Marie-Louise said.<\/p>\n
A group of volunteers met at Estia Health Leopold last week to mark the start of the appeal.<\/p>\n
Ninety-nine-year-old Elizabeth Read, a resident of the home and a volunteer of the Red Cross for many years, was also in attendance.<\/p>\n
For more than 70 years, the Red Cross has been reaching out to communities in March to raise funds to support the great work they do.<\/p>\n
Red Cross helps people in need, whether it\u2019s providing disaster relief, helping vulnerable people in the local community, or providing long-term assistance to communities overseas after a disaster, they\u2019re always there to support people in times of crisis.<\/p>\n