The Reel 6 September (Sep 06, 2019)

Sep 10, 2019

Carolyn Wilson

Rosies (Friends on the Street)

Rosies reaches out to those most in need, those people who are abandoned, marginalised, socially isolated within our communities. On The Street Volunteers are asked to commit to 4 hours once a month to outreach. Each volunteer is assigned to a team and each team goes out on to the street once a month. The location is always the same so that our patrons, friends on the street, know where we will be and when. The team meets at the branch base at the designated time and over the course of an hour they catch up with each other to develop the sense of community and family that we take on to the street. They prepare the van, share relevant information and review recent street reports so they know what has been happening on the street. The Team Leader conducts a simple reflection with the team and leads the Rosies prayer, then the team travels to the outreach location together in the Rosies van. The team spends two hours on the street sharing friendship with a simple drink and a bite to eat. After two hours the outreach is concluded and the team travels back to base together in the Rosies van. The team, unpacks, cleans up and has a debrief before leaving for home.

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Our last meeting

Angie Mansey, Charity Directyor/Founder of Driven By KM, was our guest speaker this morning. Driven by daunting personal experiences surrounding their son Corbin, the charity Driven By KM is dedicated to developing support services, in response to the needs of Sunshine Coast based families that have a medically complex child with life threatening medical conditions within their family unit. Its fundraising events are sponsored by Kuluin Mufflers - the business that arose from the desperation Ang & Luke and their family faced.

This was one of the most passionate presentations the club has heard in recent times.

If you want to learn more about this worthy cause, go to the Driven By KM website or Facebook Page.