Riverwood Lunch & Leisure Club

In reporting back to us for the 2009 year the Coordinator advises us that the group continues to function well and to operate in the way it was originally set up. The target group are those people living in the Riverwood and the surrounding area who live with a mental illness and who would benefit from social contact. The group’s primary purpose is to provide an accepting, safe, friendly, non-judgemental environment where group members are able to socialise, access community resources and enjoy an inexpensive meal with tea and coffee.
The group has continued to access the church bus, and with the support of our volunteer drivers, we are able to use it for outings and our monthly picnic/BBQ. Our program includes train trips, ferry trips, walks, game days, craft, cooking demos, guest speakers, movie days and celebrations of Birthdays, festivals and special events. In this way we propose to help individuals expand their world-view, gain access to community resources, and facilitate a much needed social support network all in a safe and harmonious environment.

CCDP has been funding this project for a number of years.

Peter Singer - Whose Song Sheet Is He Singing From?

David Mansfield was the speaker at our second breakfast meeting on 9 March 2010 and spoke on Peter Singer’s latest book “The Life You Can Save”. David began his talk with three questions: Who Is Peter Singer? What Does He Believe And Teach? and Why Bother With Him? The rest of his talk was addressing these issues and ended up saying “For very different reasons and from a very different songbook, we may find ourselves singing the same song as Peter Singer in saying that 24,000 children dying from preventable causes is a social evil we just cannot turn a blind eye to anymore.”

If you are interested in receiving a copy of David’s talk please email enquiries@abau.org.au.

The next breakfast meeting is on 23 March 2010 at St Andrew’s House and the speaker is Alfred Olwa, Dean of the School of Theology and Divinity at the Ugandan Christian University. His topic is Islam or Christianity, the Battle for Ugandan Hearts and Minds. RSVP by 19 March on enquiries@abau.org.au.

Relocation to the City

Our team has now relocated to St Andrew’s House in the city. Our new address is: PO Box Q190, QVB Post Office NSW 1230 and the new telephone number is 9284 1406. The email address stays the same.