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Latest NewsNew premises for Macedon Plaza op shop In March, the Macedon plaza op shop move a few doors down to new premises. The large, light filled shop has been a huge hit with the volunteers and public alike.
Rotary Study Tour March 2011 In March, a Rotary Study Tour from the United States visited Doncare. The Group was hosted by various families from the Templestowe Rotary District and other families across the eastern region. Tony Monley, the President of Templestowe Rotary, arranged for the group to visit Doncare as many of the Group were interested in public welfare.
McKern Steel Foundation donation to the Dorothy Rose Fund February 2011 In February 2011 Doncare was presented with a $1,000 cheque by Michael McKern, Managing Director of McKern Steel in Eaglehawk. This funding comes from the second bi-annual grants round of the McKern Steel Foundation, established in 2010 to assist community groups in need. This grant will be directed to the Dorothy Rose Fund, a fund established by Doncare in 2007 to enable individuals and organisations to make a positive contribution to the recovery of women and children following domestic violence. The fund aims to improve their quality of life and by doing so to assist in restoring their self-esteem, mental and physical health and confidence. Many of these women are living in reduced financial circumstances and are often setting up home in a new area and are single parents for the first time. They often cannot afford services or goods that most families take for granted. We warmly thank Michael and Emma McKern for taking the time to travel to Melbourne to personally deliver this cheque.
Emma and Michael McKern from the McKern Steel Foundation presenting Doncare staff with the cheque from the Foundation.
Presentation of cheque to Doncare from Bendigo Bank East Doncaster May 2010 In May 2010 Doncare staff attended a presentation for recipients of the Bendigo Bank’s Doncaster East and Templestowe Village Community Grants program. Staff from the Community Enterprise Foundation – the charitable arm of the Bendigo Bank – were in attendance to present Doncare Chief Executive Officer Doreen Stoves with a cheque for $6,766. This grant will be used to customize and install a complete client management database for our Information and Emergency Relief program which will be of invaluable benefit to our volunteer Community Information Workers. Doreen is pictured with Doncaster East Branch Manager Lorelle Ricther and Ben Leigh, Branch Manager from Templestowe Village.
For further information about Doncaster East and Templestowe Village branches of Bendigo Bank Community Grants and the organisations that received them , please click here.
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