General News
19 December, 2022
Lions help after floods
WEDDERBURN Lions Club last week donated $1000 towards food and grocery vouchers for families rebuilding from the flood emergency. Secretary Jon Chandler said club members wanted to show support to neighbouring Loddon communities.“We have decided to...
WEDDERBURN Lions Club last week donated $1000 towards food and grocery vouchers for families rebuilding from the flood emergency.
Secretary Jon Chandler said club members wanted to show support to neighbouring Loddon communities.
“We have decided to provide $1000 worth of vouchers through Inglewood IGA and The Fat Butcher to give practical assistance,” he said.
“Our communities are connected in so many ways ... Lions is pleased to help local people recover and rebuild.”
The Lions club gesture follows a donation of $500 from Wedderburn-Korong Vale RSL sub-branch towards vouchers and similar donations from Kyneton Rotary and angling clubs.
Vouchers from the two Inglewood businesses are being distributed by local support agencies.
IGA’s Peter Moore and The Fat Butcher’s Debbie Hancock said vouchers already distributed had been appreciated by families in the area.
“They have a lot to focus on as damage is cleaned up and replaced. And with harvest also underway for farmers, the help from clubs like Lions shows there is wonderful support ... communities out helping each other,” Debbie said.
Support groups in Inglewood and Bridgewater are also operating their community food banks with donated goods.
Organisations donating funds have asked that the money be spent with local businesses.