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Transcript of FRIENDS NEWSLETTER JULY 2011
Official Publication of
COMMUNITY FOOD SA
06 August 2011
Community Food SA
The service provided by Community Food SA has been acknowledged in the
Queen’s Birthday Honours with the announcement of a Medal of the Order
of Australia to Manager, Neville Mibus for service to social welfare.
Following the announcement Neville said that:- “The work that has been achieved is the result of a team effort. I have been
strongly supported by my family and friends. The labour has been provided by many
volunteers working together. The financial and “in-kind” support has been provided
by businesses, governments and private donors, and I believe that my source of
strength, the guidance needed; and power to move people’s hearts, comes from
God. I have been motivated by my desire to serve Christ and I try to demonstrate
the attributes of loving, caring and serving that Christ wants to see in us. I
congratulate and thank each of you for your contribution that has made this award
possible.
The award is to be presented by the Governor at Government House on the 8th
September, 2011.”
We sincerely thank all of you who generously contribute to the work
of Community Food SA in many and various ways.
this issue Official Recognition P.1
Grocery Shop P.2
Arnold’s Place P.3
Christian Learning P.3
Mel’s Op Shop P.4
Anniversary Celebration P.5
Donations/Thanks P.5,6
OAM - Medal of the Order of Australia
for service to social welfare.
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Shop 5, 580 Main North Rd Gepps Cross. PO Box 213, Kilburn SA, 5084 Ph: (08) 8262 7345 Fax: (08) 8349 5880 Email: [email protected]
Website: Communityfoodsa.org.au
Community Food SA ABN 33 216 564 273
It costs approximately $150,000 per year to run Community Food SA!
PAYMENT DETAILS:
CHEQUE Please make cheques payable to Community Food SA
CREDIT CARD Please forward this slip to the Food Centre at P.O. Box 213 Kilburn SA 5084
BEQUESTS Please give consideration to supporting the Food Centre through a bequest.
Please charge $.......................to my nominated credit card. Expiry Date _ _ / _ _
MasterCard / Visa Card Number: _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _
Name on Card …………………………… Postal Address for Issue of Receipt:
Signature ………………………………… NAME…………...………..….…………………
ADDRESS ...…………...……………...………
…….…………..………………………………….
How You Can Help
Pray for us! Ask God to bless us as we work together to share the love of Christ with those in need and spread the Gospel.
Encourage people you know in the following industries to contribute donations or discounted goods and services to Community Food SA: - Food Industry: Wholesalers, Distributers, Manufacturers, Growers Maintenance and Repairs: Plumbing, Electrical, Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, Motor Vehicle, Office equipment and Building
Support Community Food SA with a tax-deductible financial donation to help us continue our work
Issue PRESIDENT - Neville Mibus VICE PRESIDENT - Marina Gray SECRETARY - Barry Wundke TREASURER - Graeme Elphick
EXTRA MEMBERS - Jan Applebee Jim Tilley Beryl Soar Con Schlenk
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- Mel’s Op shop
The Op. shop opened on 28th Septem-
ber 2010. It replaced the twice yearly
“Garage Sales” which were held at
Cromwell Road. Space has been allo-
cated opposite “Arnold’s Place” and
also prominently
positioned along
the wide frontage
of the building.
The area is bright
and well lit with a
good window dis-
play area. A sort-
ing and stock
holding area is
adjacent. The Op
Shop has been
well supported
through the gen-
erosity of many
people.
It continues to
improve, having a
continuing supply
of good quality
clothing, house-
hold goods and interesting collect-
ables. With continued interest we ex-
pect that Mels Op Shop will continue
to grow and provide a much needed
service to the community and hope-
fully generate enough income to help
offset the running costs of the prem-
ises.
The name Mel’s Op Shop was chosen
by the Management Committee in rec-
ognition of the hard work and exper-
tise of Mel Elphick over many years of
service with Community Food SA. Mel
put in untold hours of time preparing
and working on the twice yearly Ga-
rage Sales which were held at the
Cromwell Road Shop.
Preparation space and storage were at
an absolute minimum there. Volunteers
worked at times under harsh conditions
with virtually no air-conditioning and
sharing workspace with warehouse
stock and packaging materials. It is no
wonder that the team of volunteers
working in Mel’s Op Shop now can
appreciate the spacious and comfort-
able conditions we work in.
Although the Op Shop which is man-
aged by Marina has an interested and
dedicated group of volunteers, we are
always happy to welcome others who
feel that they have a few spare hours a
week they would like to spend with us.
Working in Mel’s Op . Shop
To volunteer, contact
Dianne or Neville on
8262 7345, or drop in
and say g’day—
Tuesday to Friday
9.00am to 3.30pm
Volunteers are always
welcome to join the
team and anyone with
any previous experi-
ence in lunch trade and
coffee making would be
most welcome. Project
Officer, Dianne Reed
will be pleased to have
a chat with you.
- Arnold’s Place – popular place to meet for coffee & a chat!
Planning of the layout of the 50 sq.m of space allowed for ‘Arnolds Place’ to have
a roomy and prominent position at the front of the shop.
‘Arnolds Place was so named after Arnold Melbourne who had played such a large
part in the early development of what was then known as Enfield Community Food
Centre.
Arnold’s Place has proved to be a special place, a place
where customers and volunteers gather to catch up with
friends. Why not pay a visit soon.
To volunteer, contact Marina or
Neville on 8262 7345, or drop in
and say g’day—Tuesday to Friday
9.00am to 3.30pm
Christian Service Learning/Workplace Learning
Community Food SA offers much more than groceries, cake, coffee and second hand
goods. Another aspect of our work has been providing placements for students from a
number of different educational institutions which we have been doing since the early
1990’s. These placements are either Christian Service Learning or Workplace Learning
and provide opportunities for students to participate in the workplace.
Gepps Cross Special School was one of the first to approach us and we hosted
groups of up to 7 or 8 students on a weekly basis for quite some years. Australian
Lutheran College has also sent students to us since the mid 1990’s.
This year we have hosted a total of 14 students from eight separate schools including
St Paul’s College, Eynesbury, Blackfriars, Wilderness, Windsor Gardens Voca-
tional School, Thebarton Senior College and Adelaide Secondary School.
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One Year On
Just over a year ago, the move from Cromwell Road Kilburn to our present home at Gepps
Cross was still being negotiated. There were times of doubt, times when it was thought that
maybe the next stage of our growth was not to be. The very stringent regulations and re-
quirements to set up were constantly thrown up at us, one step forward and two back it
seemed. Throughout those months of negotiations and planning we continually believed
that the final outcome would not be made by us, but by prayers and by asking God’s guid-
ance and help. The decision was made for us!. Neville with unwavering faith always man-
aged to help us keep a positive outlook. Now only 11 months into our move to Gepps Cross
we can see that a great need is being met here.
- The Grocery Shop.
Our grocery section is a most notable improvement made by our move to Gepps Cross. The 150 sq.m of floor space gives our customers much more shopping comfort, it is particu-larly helpful to have the space avail-able for customers with walking aids particularly in the case of wheel chairs, room also for mothers with young children in pushers. We have been blessed to obtain the
services of a former Woolworths Su-
permarket Manager who joined us as
volunteer Grocery Shop Manager in
October 2010. Under his manage-
ment the shop has taken on a very
professional look. The range of stock has
increased significantly, while the stock on
the shelves is well planned and attractively
arranged.
Unfortunately we have lost a number of our
old customers from Cromwell Road because
of the lack of public transport from Kilburn
to Gepps Cross . It is noticeable that many
who were not aware of CFSA are calling in
whilst shopping at other businesses in the
shopping centre. They are generally im-
pressed with what they find and go away
very pleased with what we have to offer.
Stocking shelves
At the checkout
Community Food SA gratefully acknowledges the generous grants and donations
received in the period 1/07/2010 to 30/06/2011 from the following:-
- Major Donors:-
- Relocation & Pro-Bono Assistance:-
- Friends of the Food Centre:- To all of you who have made donations both large
and small according to your means, and to those who requested not to be acknowledged
by name we sincerely thank you.
Thanks for your support!
Santos, Community Benefit SA,Coopers Foundation,
Korvest Ltd
David Simmons
Ric. Harding
Amertec
Bondor
Daniel Burgess
Kym Williams
Webster Security
Thomson Playford Cutlers
Ron McAlpine Air- Cond.
PC Truck & Plant Hire
Scott Kelly Plumbing
Julie Allerton - Accountant
Peter Moyle & Sons
Russell & Yelland Architects
Carol Martin Rising Sun Service
Fundraising
2010/2011:
$76,250.00
Celebrating our first Year at Gepps Cross
Community Food SA volunteers are very proud of the recent award of the Medal of the Order of Australia to be presented to our Manager Neville Mibus at Government House on 8th September.
Neville has managed the Food Centre for some 21 years and has led the many volunteers who have worked here over those years in our endeavour to help those in need. Neville has never erred in his faith in God and through Him has brought us all along to where we are today.
We congratulate Neville on this outstanding achievement and invite you to join with us and Peter Goers of the ABC, the self confessed supporter of Volunteers and Op Shops in officially thanking Neville on our behalf at
10.00am Friday 23rd September 2011
Peter will also be dedicating the name of Mels Op Shop which is to acknowledge the many years of service given by Mel Elphick to the Food Centre in general, but more par-ticularly for her work for the ‘Garage Sales’ held at Cromwell Road over many years.