There was no Rotary meeting at Kooyong Tennis Club on the second Tuesday of t
he month: it turned out to be a Working Bee at Donations-in-Kind Store in West Footscray.
he month: it turned out to be a Working Bee at Donations-in-Kind Store in West Footscray.
We had a great turn-out of nine enthusiastic workers, including Lorraine and Noel McInnes who fought the morning rush-hour traffic all the way from Blackburn. Laurie and Bob had their team of heavy lifters (including Andy on the fork-lift) well organised to load the containers, so we were allowed to get on with the sorting of donated goods in the two medical aisles.
We certainly cleared some floor space, and we now have room to get the fork-lifts in to raise the pallets up on to the shelves. Julie Colette joked that we have only another 400 man-hours of sorting to do, to catch up. Certainly we have lots more to do, and future assistance will always be welcome.
As lunch-time came around, the smell of a sausage sizzle filled the warehouse, and we enjoyed DIK’s hospitality, over an easy-going lunch, catching up with old friends and sharing reminiscences.
Thanks to all the volunteers, we had an enjoyable and productive day.