By SUE CUNNINGHAM
View (Voice, Interests, Education of Women) is a national women’s organisation bringing together women to develop skills, make connections and enjoy social activities. Every month Forbes View Club holds a lunch meeting where members socialise and learn about various interests and community activities.
The March meeting of Forbes View Club was held on Thursday 13 March at Club Forbes.
Guest speakers were Trish and Pauline from the Forbes (HACC) Home and Community Care Centre.
They spoke about all the services available from this valuable community resource centre. Meals on Wheels, Australian Unity, Neighbourhood Central, Home Modifications and Alterations, Homecare Packages, DVA and MyAged Care are all available here. They can help you as follows:
• Meals on Wheels provides at least one meal per day, hot and/or frozen, to their clients from Monday to Friday. Clients can get frozen meals to have on the weekends as well.
• Home modifications including handrail rail and ramp installations, grip rails, step modifications, internal home modifications such as nonslip tiles, altering doorways, some electrical and plumbing assistance are only a few of the things this service can arrange.
• HACC staff can also help navigate the MyAged Care system if needed, helping you to contact or liaise with over 65 Registered services such as Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists etc.
• If you need any assistance all you have to do is contact the friendly staff at Forbes HACC Centre in Harold St Forbes and discuss your needs with them.
View Club also supports Australian children experiencing disadvantage through the Smith Family. At present Forbes View Club supports nine students of varying ages through this charity.
To assist in raising funds to support these students we are having a Trivia Night on 9 May at Club Forbes starting at 7pm.
If you wish to join in the fun and test your trivia against others, book a table for 8-10 people. This will cost $10 per person on the table.
If you cannot find 10 people, come along and we can place you on a table with others to make up the numbers. Tables can be booked by contacting Helen Pitt on 0427201445 or Judy Kerr on 0408426115. Tables need to be booked by 5 May.
Forbes View Club would like to acknowledgement and send a special thank you to Forbes UA3 for their generous donation from their Seniors Concert held on 16 March. The donation was made in memory of past View President, Alison Lockhart, who passed away earlier this year.
The special guest at our next meeting on Thursday 10 April will be Shannon Crowley, Manager of Westpac Bank.
He will be speaking about digital scams, how to recognise them and what to do if scammed. Please RSVP to your designated contact person by 3 April. Feel free to bring a friend with you.