	{"id":100605,"date":"2024-12-28T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=100605"},"modified":"2024-12-19T10:16:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T23:16:49","slug":"dinner-initiative-brings-community-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/dinner-initiative-brings-community-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinner initiative brings community together"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MEMBERS of the Cape Clear community are meeting regularly to share a meal and make connections.<\/p>\n<p>Held each Thursday night during school terms, the dinners are open to anyone from the area.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;COVID made everyone realise how broken communities are and how isolated communities are,&#8221; Cape Clear, Illabarook and Rokewood Junction community committee president Evelyn Cannon said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All the committees in the area are trying to really put in an effort and making sure ther&#8217;re things in the community for people to do.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Food often brings people out and the cost of living is really hard on a lot of households.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The dinner costs $9 per person and includes a homestyle cooked meal as well as one hot and cold drink.<\/p>\n<p>Money from the dinner goes back into the community for future activities, and dietary requirements can be catered for.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Cannon said it is great to see a diverse range of attendees, the oldest so far being 92 years old and the youngest 10 months old.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve had a real spread of people,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve got some comfortable couches for people to sit down now after dinner and the kids bring along some board games to play.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s just a really lovely evening.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cape Clear community dinners are held each Thursday from 6pm during school terms at the recreation reserve.<\/p>\n<p>To RSVP or find out more information contact Ms Cannon on 0405 411 132.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEMBERS of the Cape Clear community are meeting regularly to share a meal and make connections. 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