Our donation to the Winmalee Neighborhood Center.

At the news of the bush fires in the Winmalee area of the Blue Mountains, the Mountains and Rivers painting group decided to give a donation of one thousand dollars to people who have suffered through this tragedy. We simply did not want it to go to a charity in general, but to donate directly to those in need.

This proved to be quite a challenge for Loraine and after much homework, Laraine found the Winmalee Neighbourhood Centre, this centre provides a Fire Recovery Assistance for the Winmalee area. WNC has a website, www.winmaleeneighbourhoodcentre.com.au Please visit this website to see more of the work they do in the area of Winmalee.

The website says; “our community has been devastated by the October bush fires and the WNC has initiated a range of assistance available for fire affected families”

The center works closely with the Springwood Rotary, Winmalee Lions club and Springwood Uniting Church, who between them provide assistance needed to help fire affected people through this process of renewal.

We can only imagine the anguish that the fires and the aftermath bring to people that are affected.

Early in July Laraine and Genevieve were invited along to visit the Winmalee neighbourhood Centre and Mountains and Rivers presented them with a cheque for $1000.00. They were warmly met by Morna Colbran (in blue) from the center and two of the ladies who had lost their home in the October bush fires,

Morna, Laraine, Genevieve and the two ladies who lost there home in the fires.

This photo also shows Jai Allison who is from the local Council and just happened to be there.