National Volunteer Week Monday, 18 May to Sunday, 24 May 2020 It’s National Volunteer Week! National Volunteer Week (NVW) is an annual celebration coordinated by Volunteering Australia to acknowledge the generous contribution of our nation’s volunteers. This year’s NVW theme is “Changing Communities. Changing Lives”. Changing lives is exactly what our volunteers do. Last year our volunteers served over 10,000 breakfasts to
Volunteer Opportunities at the EMC Are you looking for an opportunity to support your community? We currently have two unique volunteer opportunities; for our weekly arts and crafts session and for our fortnightly computer club. Arts & Crafts Each Friday, we set up our arts and crafts table for any guests who feel like getting creative. We have basic supplies such as
The Early Morning Centre Year in Review 2019 We are very proud to share how support from the Canberra community helped us provide essential services and support to our guests in 2019. Below is a snapshot of some of our key services and activities from January to December 2019. Support the EMC If you would like to find out how you can
Governor-General visit on International Volunteer Day 2019 We were very excited to host a visit from the Governor-General and his wife in recognition of International Volunteer Day, on Thursday, 5 December 2019. Their Excellencies General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) and Mrs Hurley assisted our volunteers to serve breakfast, spoke with guests and volunteers, and took a tour of the
Canberra Homeless Connect Canberra Homeless Connect is a one-stop-shop for people in the Canberra community who are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness. The event focuses on the wellbeing and protection of vulnerable people by connecting them with service providers and a supportive community. Canberra Homeless Connect 2019 Canberra Homeless Connect 2019 was held at the Early Morning Centre on Thursday,
On Saturday, 19 October from 2pm to 4pm a fundraising garden party will be held for the Early Morning Centre. Come and sit in Donna Stewart’s beautiful spring garden and listen to jazz from Geoff Page’s Charity Jazz Band featuring Paul Herbert (flute, harmonica), Oscar Bosman (saxophones), Geoff Page (vibraphone), Gary Floyd (guitar/vocals), Lesley James (piano), Ben Loudon (bass) and Allan Pennicooke
The Early Morning Centre would like to congratulate Malcolm Leslie for receiving a Recognition Award at the 2019 ACT Volunteering Awards, held on Tuesday, 21 May 2019, during National Volunteer Week. Malcolm is part of our Friday breakfast crew and was nominated for his incredible fundraising efforts when he and two friends rode their bicycles from one side of Australia to the