Feature organisation: Gawler Community House
This year Gawler Community House, a member of Community Centres SA will be holding their sixth Christmas Day free lunchtime meal service. The meal attracts around 200 socially isolated residents. Volunteers serve up a hearty meal that is funded by donations from the local council and local organisations such as Ucare. Without their support, the day would not be so successful.
A pickup service is available for those who cannot make their own transport arrangements. It is extremely important that attendees register to enable the staff and volunteers to cater for the right amount of people. Father Christmas will be coming along and he needs to know how many children will be there so that no one misses out on a present. Booking can be made in person at the Gawler Community house, or by telephoning 8522 4601 by Monday 19th December.
Gawler Community House provides a number of different services including:
- Drop in on Mondays for cooking classes in the morning. You’ll be part of a small class where you can learn about how to make your money go a long way and still be healthy, tasty and nutritious. In the afternoons, budgeting courses
- On Thursday mornings a course on life skills is held, designed to help those who are finding it hard to get through. The class includes budgeting, internet searches, rental applications and agreements and lots more
- The garden and community orchard is blooming, and receives much admiration from passersby. Gardening classes are run on Thursday afternoons and welcome anyone who would like to learn more about growing fruit and vegetables
- Computer classes – including internet searching, email, word processing, spread sheets and skype
- Counselling - provided by private counsellors, fees apply
- If you have free time on a Friday come and join the walking and healthy eating group. If it’s the last Friday of the month (except December), there’s a community lunch. How could you not miss out on a healthy 3 course lunch for a gold coin donation!
- There are also opportunities for community members to volunteer
Find out more about the Gawler Community House on SAcommunity, as well as more information about community centres in your area.
