The Kindness Collective Kyneton is calling for more volunteers to assist with its relief services following a “sharp” increase in demand in the past two months.
Collective manager Hugh Vardon said that while demand for the organisation’s services has been increasing steadily since the start of last year, it has risen sharply this year.
“We require at least another six volunteers spread over the following areas: [the] soup kitchen, sorting room, and drivers for picking up food from Sunbury and Kyneton,” Mr Vardon said.
“Most of our clients are very pleased and … happy with our services but we are stretched to our limits in [many ways],” he said.
Mr Vardon said that the organisation’s food and relief bank operates like “a mini supermarket,” with staple food products, meats, pulses, healthcare and personal hygiene products, clothing, and hot meals available for visitors.
Being connected with the organisation for several years, Mr Vardon said that he enjoys “being able to deliver to the most vulnerable part of our community.”
“To ensure that they have an opportunity to be able to access services and staples and to just be a part of that … [it] is a joy to serve our fellow Australians,” he said.
“We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank our current team of volunteers who give so much selflessly and to thank our donors who give us products [and] financial donations, food, our home gardeners who give us beautiful organic grown vegetables, and our farmers.”
To become a volunteer, visit the organisation’s website to submit an expression of interest or visit the organisation at 60 Mollison Street, Kyneton, and ask for Hugh or Lisa.
Details: tkc.org.au
Oscar Parry
