As storms ravaged the Central Coast earlier this year, Diggers@The Entrance was called upon to help, activated initially as an Emergency Evacuation Centre and then later as a Recovery Centre, twice within the space of three months.
The club recently hosted a luncheon to thank the many emergency and support workers who were on site.
Heading up the Evacuation Centre was the Disaster Welfare team from Family & Community Services.
Other service onsite were the Salvos, Samaritans, NSW Police, SES, Land & Service Animal Welfare team and chaplains from the Uniting Church.
As each person or family came in, the Disaster Welfare team assessed their needs and sent them to necessary organisations onsite.
The needs ranged from finding people accommodation to providing food vouchers, clean clothes, finding somewhere for their animals to stay or helping with obtaining government relief payments.
Diggers Marketing Manager, Tara Muir, said hundreds of flood-affected people and their animals come through the doors.
“The flood victims were very distressed and even more so the second time around; they had only just cleaned up and were hit again,” she said.
“The compassion and empathy shown by the workers and volunteers that were here in the Evacuation Centre is a real credit to their organisations.
“It was very special to witness and that’s why, Diggers@The Entrance, along with Tooheys & Oatley Wines, said a very big thank you to those people by hosting a luncheon.
“It was just a really nice afternoon and lovely to spend time with these amazing people under not so stressful conditions.”
Source:
Media release, Sep 21
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