The Parkes Que Club are always busy planning, staging, helping, listening, responding, working and, of course, laughing and enjoying our time together as we endeavour to help our community whenever we can.
Two nights after our highly successful International Women’s Day Luncheon, many of us attended the VIEW Club’s Trivia Night to help them support some disadvantaged children’s education, while some of us go regularly to Southern Cross to conduct art lessons with the residents in care.
At our April dinner meeting we welcomed a new member, Colleen Staples and in May Sue Maddison joined our ranks. Our club is growing again after the Covid hiatus, which is great. We always welcome new members of any age and appreciate their new ideas and enthusiasm, call 0407 894 498 to learn more.
We recently gave $4,000 to P.E.C.C. to subsidise the hearing and speech testing of their children. Many youngsters develop middle ear infections and if these are not picked up and treated before they start school, so if this donation finds even just one child, it’s well worthwhile.
This year our major project is Life Education which teaches children important health and wellbeing lessons so that they can thrive. Last week, during the Parkes Festival of Health Family Event, which included the Healthy Harold’s Colour Run, we took the opportunity to add to the subsidy that Northparkes Mine provides to ensure all local young students would be able to attend. Healthy Harold was there at Keast Park and the children were ecstatic.
We had an afternoon last week when many of us received painting lessons from three of our talented members, and we also enjoy a morning tea each month just to enjoy each other’s company.
By Pam Nankivell