Horsham Rotary Club to assist Christian Emergency Food Centre in volunteer event

Horsham Rotary Club and the Christian Emergency Food Centre are looking for donations to their "One for the foodbank" event.

The event will occur on November 4 and 19, and see Rotary volunteers accepting food donations at the centre throughout the day.

The group will commandeer two parking spaces on Firebrace Street and wheelbarrows to make the donation process as quick and COVID-safe as possible.

Horsham Rotary president Neil King said anyone looking to donate on the day could drive up to the centre, load up, and volunteers will sort out the rest.

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"We are going to set up outside, get some wheelbarrows which Tim Carter and Breuers Hire have kindly donated, and when they load up we will wheel the produce in and go from there," he said.

"Anyone can come and donate. We are going to use two parking bays, people can come up with their cars and donate from there. Anything that is non-perishable."

The Christian Emergency Food Centre will accept non-perishable foodstuffs such as pasta, canned goods and biscuits - as well as fresh fruit and vegetables.

Certain items, such as fresh milk, will only be accepted depending on the product's expiry date.

The centre will also accept toiletries such as deodorant, toilet rolls, shampoo and conditioner and more.

Mr King said it was important to provide for the community with volunteer work.

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"We just think as a Rotary Club we have to serve our community and as a group of women and men we didn't think we were doing that as well as we could," he said.

"It is incredibly important, for a community this size. We know how big their area is, it goes from Hopetoun to Stawell and across to the border.

"So we know it is important for a service club to put our money where our mouth is and our labour where our mouth is as well."

The Christian Emergency Food Centre is a not-for-profit organisation overseen by the Horsham Chrisitan MInisters' Association, which provides assistance to families in need.

Chrisitan Emergency Food Centre volunteer Les Warrick said anyone in need of the group's assistance could visit the group's building on 28 Firebrace Street.

"They can just drop in here any day from 1pm to 3.3pm and we will assess their case and help them out with whatever we have got for them," he said.

"We also help out clients with some financial health. If they have long standing bills, particularly medical bills we can help out.

"We are very grateful for the generous monetary support we get from Rotary and various other sources. We are just amazed by the support."

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