Community Group representatives Gayle White from St Vincent de Paul Canowindra, Paula Roberts from Prunus Lodge Aged Care Molong, Laura Primrose from Orange Hospital’s Palliative Care Service, with Orange Purler Dianne Percy and David Coe – Director Environment, Newmont Cadia at the Cadia Cares program rug donation handover held at Orange City Library.
The Orange Purlers, a dedicated group of volunteer knitters who meet weekly at Orange City Library, have wrapped the community in warmth and kindness through their “Wrapping Our Community With Love” project.
Thanks to a $2,000 Cadia Cares grant from Newmont Cadia, the group was able to purchase yarn from local businesses and set about creating as many rugs as possible for people in need across the region.
The wraps will be shared via local community groups across Orange, Blayney and Cabonne, including:
• Molong Pantry
• Prunus Lodge Aged Care (Molong)
• Abundant Life Community Care (Blayney)
• St Vincent de Paul Canowindra
• Orange Hospital’s Palliative Care ServiceOrange Purlers Coordinator and Heritage Research Librarian, Trudi Mayfield, said the project had been a labour of love.
“Every stitch was made with care and compassion. Knowing these wraps will bring comfort to people across our community makes the work so worthwhile,” Ms Mayfield said.
To mark the conclusion of the project, funding recipient organisations joined the Orange Purlers and Newmont Cadia representatives at Orange City Library on Thursday 28 August, where the wraps were formally presented.
Fifty-nine people in need within the region will now receive a beautiful handcrafted and unique rug to provide them with warmth and comfort.
Find out more at https://wrapwithlove.org/