Better Together Housing (BTH) has been created by two leading charities on the Sunshine Coast to address the rising cost of living and the risk of social isolation facing single women over 55 years old living alone.
BTH is a platform for participants to find someone to share with, it does not provide housing but does link people together who are interested in sharing their home so that can reap the benefits of a shared housing situation. We do this by inviting interested people to register to either share their home or find someone to share a home with.
Gail Middleton is Sundale's Manager for Housing and Community Engagement - one of the charities supporting BTH; the other is the Coast2Bay Housing Group. Gail presented Better Together Housing to the club's meeting this morning and explained the concept in greater detail. To find out more go to the BTH website and subscribe to its newsletter (scroll down on the home page); liking the BTH Facebook page will help raise awareness of this group in your community.
Sundale is a local service provider in aged care. Being local allows Sundale to cater to people’s needs on a more personal level. It understands that getting old doesn’t mean you should stop living. Sundale has been caring for our elders for five decades. Along the way, it's developed the wisdom, infrastructure, practices and financial security to offer a wide range of lifestyles, services and care for all members of the community.
Coast2Bay Housing are the specialists on the coast when it comes to affordable housing. It is an independent, not-for-profit company committed to providing affordable safe and appropriate homes to individuals throughout the Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Moreton Bay, Redcliffe, and Gympie regions. Cost2Bay leads the way in developing community and affordable housing by working with it's partners in government, the private sector, and the community to expand local housing options.
Visitors
Chairman Trevor welcomed Trevor Gates-Crandall to our meeting for the first time. Trevor, who is living locally, was raised in the USA but has lived in Australia since 2017. He trained as a social worker and is currently working as a social work academic lecturing in Social Sciences. Trevor is interested in engaging in more community projects. Welcome Trevor!
President's Announcements
President Chris spoke this morning about Our Foundation, The Rotary Foundation (TRF). There are many ways to donate to specific TRF causes (see the images below). To learn more and/or donate, click one of the below images. We should specifically note that donations to the Annual Fund this year are returned to our District in three years' time as District Designated Funds and fund district grants; some donations are tax-deductible.
Chris also reminded us:
- The BBQ fundraiser tomorrow, 25 September
- RYDA Road Safety volunteers wanted - see details here
- Currimundi Lake Community Clean Up - volunteer to clean up and/or promote Rotary Awareness - details here
Other Announcements
- Genta reminded us that the call for volunteers for the visit to DIK has been completed - details here
- Judy announced that the club's two nominations for NYSF sponsorship were successful
- Mark obtained his final backpack sponsor and demonstrated the Teacher in a Box being taken to Bohol; learn more at teacherinabox.org.au or visit the project's Facebook page
- Deb reminded us of her email regarding next week's Inner Wheel presentation (see email below)
- Darryl made some noise about the Christmas S(h)indig - let him know if you're going or see here for details and RSVP
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