Congratulations to Mary Finn on 48 years of service to Vinnies.
Vinnies Lifetime Service Award for Mary Finn: On Monday 19 May Mary Finn was surprised with the presentation of a Lifetime Service Award for 48 year of service to the local Vinnies store. Mary was on board when the first Canowindra store opened in 1977 manned by a team of “Mini Vinnies” volunteers, students from St Edwards School. Mary was one of the supervisors and mentor for the students. She has since been involved with both the shop and Conference, the welfare arm of Vinnies and is a much valued member of the team.
Wrap With Love Monthly Report: Well done everyone,11 wraps have been completed and are on their way to headquarters. I would like to thank Mary for her beautiful wraps and wish her a lovely tour of inland Australia. We will miss her for the 2 months she will be away.
Our numbers were a little down this month but we really needed the rain. We had a funny meeting with a few of our knitters trying their hand at crochet and having trouble on the corners of their squares causing many laughs by the knitters. We enjoyed a delicious lunch of pumpkin soup – thanks Tommy.
I still would like to see a few more knitters attending on the fourth Thursday of each month. If you can knit a 10cm square, come along and join us as we knit, chat and enjoy morning tea and lunch. It is great fun. Thanks again everyone.
By Nina Kallas
Community Notice: Pedestrian safety improvements are scheduled to commence on Gaskill Street, Canowindra, between Blatchford Street and Ryall Street, starting Monday, 26 May. As part of the upgrade, pedestrian blisters will be installed along this section of Gaskill Street. The works are expected to take approximately four weeks, weather permitting. Traffic control and signage will be in place, and work areas will be fenced off to ensure pedestrian safety.
There will be minimal impact to footpaths, and pedestrian access will be maintained throughout the project.
Carp Muster is Coming to Canowindra: Get ready for a fun-filled day with OzFish, MidLachlan Landcare, Cabonne Council, and the students from Canowindra High School, at the Carp Muster on Saturday, 20 July. But before anyone wets a line, the Canowindra Connections Centre need your old Woolies and Coles carry bags to make into Carp Muster Survival Kits for the day. Drop off your bags to CCC in Blatchford Street and support not only the work they do but, also reduce landfill!
Drop your old shopping bags off at the CCC.