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The Linton Emergency Relief Pantry and the Foodbank facility in Ballarat have both come on board to supply food, and Mrs Edwards and her team of about six volunteers also prepare food at their homes to take into the hall.<\/p>\n
“None of this would be possible without the wonderful support of the volunteer team,” she said.<\/p>\n
And Mrs Edwards said the involvement of the Linton service and Foodbank had given impetus to the aid component of Welcome Wednesdays.<\/p>\n
“Now we can really focus in on the people (who need help),” Mrs Edwards said.<\/p>\n
“I don’t like to send people out to say they have to come in here to get food and that’s all they’re coming for.<\/p>\n
“They’ve got their pride and their dignity. If they’re coming in for a cup of coffee and grab some food on the way out\u2026<\/p>\n
“If they’re really struggling, where do they go? I just think we can do better (as a society).”<\/p>\n
Welcome Wednesdays are on the first Wednesday of each month and run from 10am to 2pm.<\/p>\n
They are free to attend and there is no charge for food and drink items, but gold coin donations are welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WHEN Rhonda Edwards came up with the idea for a community lunch as a way of making better use of the Scarsdale Public Hall, she did not expect it to quickly become something much more. But it did, as numerous people have taken up the opportunity of free meals and cafe-style offerings at the monthly […]<\/p>\n