June News

In June, Yvonne and Steve Barret organised a bus for a trip to the annual Quilt and Craft show at Darling Harbour. Steve voluntarily drove the bus to Sydney full of WWOWs-very brave of him to agree to more than six hours of cacophony. The following Monday, those who went all exclaimed it was much fun. And there was even a report that Steve was willing to do it again. (Well, that's what Yvonne said.)

During June, the WWOWs enjoyed two more personal stories as members explained how their lives brought them to Wamboin and surrounds.

On 21 June, Jill Gregory came out to Wamboin to speak with the WWOWs about the work she does, through Catholic Care, to help settle refugees in Canberra. Many refugee families who come to the ACT are from Burma and the Sudan, and can join small communities here. On average, these families have been in refugee camps from 10 to 20 years - some of the younger refugees were born in camps. Catholic Care is the ACT-based organisation authorised to implement the national settlement program managed by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.

While the refugees are given basic furniture and clothing, they all need curtains, linens, cooking equipment. If anyone in Wamboin has such items in good nick, and is willing to donate them, please contact Sally Saunders at 6238 3131 and she will arrange to pick them up.