I'm working at my volunteer job today. I usually go in Monday and Tuesday, but yesterday was a public holiday. I love my job. I meet the best people there and we are always doing something interesting.
Today we have two people from the Commonwealth Ombudsman's Office coming to give a talk and answer questions about dealing with Centrelink. Quite a few of the people who come to the Neighbourhood Centre are on some type of Centrelink payment so I know this workshop will be popular. I'll have to prepare our meeting room when I get there - put the chairs out and make morning tea so everyone can have a hot cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit when they arrive. I have a meeting after lunch about organising an event with the local relocalisation group in September. There will also be phones to answer, people to talk to and a bit of office work to do. It's always a full day there.
Since I worked last week, the Centre was broken into. It makes me angry and frustrated that anyone would steal at all, but to steal from a little neighbourhood centre that is run by volunteers and exists on donations is the lowest of the low. We had a laptop taken as well as some X Box games and a few odds and ends. The X Box games are part of our Youth Program. Who ever broke in opened every door with a screw driver, so we have to replace all the locks. The building also houses the local Flexischool and a few small businesses. They had things stolen too.
Maybe I'm too close to this but to me it's like stealing from a blind man. Taking advantage of the vulnerable, just because you can, is wicked. I know robberies and break ins are common now but stealing from an organisation that exists to help the poor and disadvantaged is about as low as you can get.
Today we have two people from the Commonwealth Ombudsman's Office coming to give a talk and answer questions about dealing with Centrelink. Quite a few of the people who come to the Neighbourhood Centre are on some type of Centrelink payment so I know this workshop will be popular. I'll have to prepare our meeting room when I get there - put the chairs out and make morning tea so everyone can have a hot cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit when they arrive. I have a meeting after lunch about organising an event with the local relocalisation group in September. There will also be phones to answer, people to talk to and a bit of office work to do. It's always a full day there.
Since I worked last week, the Centre was broken into. It makes me angry and frustrated that anyone would steal at all, but to steal from a little neighbourhood centre that is run by volunteers and exists on donations is the lowest of the low. We had a laptop taken as well as some X Box games and a few odds and ends. The X Box games are part of our Youth Program. Who ever broke in opened every door with a screw driver, so we have to replace all the locks. The building also houses the local Flexischool and a few small businesses. They had things stolen too.
Maybe I'm too close to this but to me it's like stealing from a blind man. Taking advantage of the vulnerable, just because you can, is wicked. I know robberies and break ins are common now but stealing from an organisation that exists to help the poor and disadvantaged is about as low as you can get.
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