Original toot date: 17 March, 2023

#FlashbackFriday - Black Saturday Bushfires.

Back in 2009, Victoria suffered one of the most significant bushfires it had seen to date...I signed up to volunteer at a donation centre in Wallen...there is always that one interaction that sticks with you. For me, it was a mum who had come in with her toddler.
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This woman...pulled me into an embrace and cried softly into my shoulder so that her child could not hear her.
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We do not need to know someone to help them. We do not need to experience their trauma to sympathise with them. We do not need to understand them to be there for them. We do not need to have anything in order to give.
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When we start seeing what the community can do for us and stop seeing what we can offer to our community, the community loses something special. We all have the ability to make our world a little better for our community. Will you share your time, your heart, your smile with your community?

*The photo below was the certificate sent to me by the Mayor of Whittlesea. I didn't know I was getting it, nor did I expect to receive it and though I am grateful for the recognition, I am more thankful that I was given the opportunity to help others and feel like I was really doing something that mattered to the community.

FULL STORY HERE 👇
https://tinyurl.com/FFBSB

#community #communitysupport #communityspirit #communitymatters #communityfirst #communityassistance #communitygiving #BlackSaturday #bushfires #wallen #whittlesea #WeAreBrimbank

#FlashbackFriday - Black Saturday Bushfires.

Back in 2009, Victoria suffered one of the most significant bushfires it had seen to date...I signed up to volunteer at a donation centre in Wallen...there is always that one interaction that sticks with you. For me it was a mum who had come in with her toddler.
...
This woman...pulled me into an embrace and cried softly into my shoulder so that her child could not hear her.
...
We do not need to know someone to help them. We do not need to experience their trauma to sympathise with them. We do not need to understand them to be there for them. We do not need to have anything in order to give.
...
When we start seeing what the community can do for us and stop seeing what we can offer to our community, the community loses something special. We all have the ability to make our world a little better for our community. Will you share your time, your heart, your smile with your community?

*The photo below was the certificate sent to me by the Mayor of Whittlesea. I didn't know I was getting it, nor did I expect to receive it and though I am grateful for the recognition, I am more thankful that I was given the opportunity to help others and feel like I was really doing something that mattered to the community.

FULL STORY HERE 👇
https://tinyurl.com/FFBSB

#community #communitysupport #communityspirit #communitymatters #communityfirst #communityassistance #communitygiving #BlackSaturday #bushfires #wallen #whittlesea #WeAreBrimbank

Wow! Went to Toolangi forest today with my support worker. On the way home we stopped at the Castella Memorial in Victoria, about an hour out of Naarm.

It is both overwhelming and beautiful. We were going to walk the trail, but my energy levels still aren't 100% after the pneumonia, but I'm so grateful we stopped in.

#fire #BlackSaturday #Victoria #Australia #memorial #MobilePhotography #TLWVision

“Update as of 7:35am on 22 Feb 2023. There is a significant fast-moving grassfire burning in Flowerdale which is not yet under control. The fire has grown to more than 717ha in size as at 7:30am on 21 February.”

Have to keep an eye on this. Last fire through this area, 2009 #BlackSaturday

#flowerdale / #yea / #bushfires <https://news.cfa.vic.gov.au/news/brigades-battle-flowerdale-grassfire>

Good afternoon, #Mastodon 😊
Don’t know about you, but here in London, #BlackFriday didn’t feel half as dark as today. Definitely a day to dig very deep for some inner sunshine. Hope it’s in here somewhere….🌥️ ⛅️🌤️
Hang in there if you’re also having a #BlackSaturday . We’ll get through this. Have a hug 🤗