So… here we are again volunteering at the Community Kitchen for another year.  There are lots of people to thank for this but one of the main supporters is Mrs Carol Healey.  When I say ‘supporters’ I should say, in reference to Carol, that she is the major reason we are still able to give the students this wonderful opportunity. 

Shiloh Herzberg Nicholls, Jake Guppy, Denise Ryan, Rylee Wicks & Oliver Collins 

“It was a great day.  I enjoyed the atmosphere of the kitchen, and of course the lolly box.  It was also kind of fun to make up the boxes of hot meals with the different foods.  It was challenging when we ran out of hot meals, and we didn't have enough for the people who came in which felt very disappointing.  I was also challenged by being assigned to cutting the meat, because I don't particularly enjoy the texture of raw meat and I'm not very good at cutting it.  It was interesting but also a bit confronting to hear people's stories, but everyone who came in was friendly and polite.” 

“Something I found confronting was serving the people and also hearing their story and how they are struggling, which made me quite sad.  Something I enjoyed was making the people say that we brightened their day and also making the food and how good that it all smelt”. 

Year 10 students 

How many meals do we prepare on Wednesday when we go?  We serve up to 120 meals (approx.).  There is also bread to hand out, limited fruit and vegetable and other odds and ends. 

On Mondays Carol Healey prepares anything up to 250 meals (approx.).  This gives you an idea of the needs of people in our community and is a sad indictment of the society in which we live. 

Aside from this is the realisation that the number of volunteers that the kitchen relies on is also increasing.  Can you please help with one day a month or maybe two?  No cooking expertise is necessary, just a willing and compassionate heart. 

Denise Ryan
Religious Education Teacher