Annual Report 2012 - Communify
Annual Report 2012 - Communify
Annual Report 2012 - Communify
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Meals on Wheels<br />
Meals on Wheels Paddington kitchen enjoyed its<br />
first year with <strong>Communify</strong> in 2011/12. Previously<br />
run as an independent Meals on Wheels, coming<br />
under the auspice of <strong>Communify</strong> has brought many<br />
benefits. Our volunteers have enjoyed being part<br />
of a broad community organisation and we have<br />
really had some wonderful insight into just how<br />
we can expand our service, reinvent it and we have<br />
opened our minds to the possibilities of the years<br />
ahead. <strong>Communify</strong> has provided support for us in<br />
the development of our policies and procedures<br />
and has provided invaluable administrative support;<br />
allowing us to focus on the work we do best –<br />
providing quality meals that are so much more<br />
than just a meal, to the people in our community.<br />
Meals on Wheels clients are supported to make<br />
use of other services within <strong>Communify</strong> that may<br />
assist them in their daily lives. Services such as<br />
The Paddington Centre, Door-to-Door Transport<br />
and our other social support services work<br />
hand-in-hand with Meals on Wheels in helping<br />
people to maintain their independence.<br />
This year we have prepared and delivered<br />
7083 meals to 86 clients throughout our<br />
surrounding suburbs of Paddington, Petrie Tce,<br />
Spring Hill, Fortitude Valley, Kelvin Grove,<br />
Red Hill, Auchenflower Toowong and Bardon.<br />
Meals on Wheels is a not-for-profit volunteer<br />
based service, with two paid staff and a team of 60<br />
volunteers. Clients contribute approximately $8 per<br />
meal providing a co-contribution to the Home and<br />
Community Care funding provided for this service.<br />
Our volunteers range in age from 6 yrs old to 90,<br />
and from (last count) seven very different cultural<br />
backgrounds. In <strong>2012</strong> the Meals on Wheels menu<br />
has evolved with the introduction of “cookup days”,<br />
with our volunteer chef.<br />
Looking to the future, Meals on Wheels is planning<br />
to fundraise to purchase a blast freezer, so that all<br />
cooking will be done from scratch onsite. We are<br />
working to improve our meals in order to deliver the<br />
most healthy, varied and delicious Meals on Wheels<br />
meals around.<br />
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<strong>Communify</strong> I together we can
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