“I just love the vibe here. I’ve been coming down to Addi Road, packing emergency hampers for the last week… Anyone can help, whether you’re a professional or involved with a local club. That is why Craig Foster’s #PlayForLives campaign is so great. It’s rallying all of us.” – Kieren Jack
A recent Sydney Morning Herald news article on how Craig Foster’s #PlayForLives campaign is motivating volunteers from the sports community to make Addi Road’s emergency food hampers.
“If it wasn’t for Addi Road all the major NGOs and charity organisations we work with would have run out of food two weeks ago.” – Darcy Byrne, Mayor, Inner West Council
Day ends at the Addison Road Community Organisation. Gurwinder starts to take the chairs from the road, leaving only the white crosses that now mark out the social distance needs of our times…
After seeing our Emergency Food Preparedness and Response Centre, Anthony Albanese was moved to call Addi Road “the heart and soul of the electorate.”
Gumbramorra Hall has been re-purposed as a production and distribution centre, where our wonderful staff and volunteers are preparing emergency food hampers. These hampers will be given to NGOs and charity groups to deliver to their most vulnerable and isolated community members and to people who are unable to visit and shop at the Addi Road Food Pantry.
Addison Road Community Organisation has re-purposed our Hall as a storage and production centre. Emergency food hampers are being prepared by our volunteer team (pictured) – and will be given to NGO’s to deliver to their most vulnerable and isolated community members who are unable to shop at our Food Pantry.
“Addi Road’s Food Pantry has ben a real backstop for us and the children at the Addison Road Early Learning Centre.”
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“If no one panicked, we would all be fine. There’d be enough food for everyone.”
