LIBRARY NEWS

Community art project for peace.

You can help Goulburn Valley Libraries contribute to the International Day of Peace by making origami paper cranes. Help us reach the target of 1,000 paper cranes: come along to one of our paper crane-making events or make them at home and drop them off to your local library.

Paper cranes originate in the ancient Japanese tradition of origami or paper folding. Today they are known as a symbol of peace. The connection between paper cranes and peace can be traced back to a young girl named Sadako Sasaki, who died of leukemia ten years after the atomic bombing. Her story is best known through the book Sadako and the thousand paper cranes by Eleanor Corr. Sadako's death triggered a campaign to build a monument to pray for world peace and in memory of children that died because of the bombing. Later, this story spread to the world and now approximately 10 million cranes are sent each year to the Children's Peace Monument.

We will display all cranes made until Thursday 29th September before sending them to Japan where they will be placed at the Children's Peace Monument that stands in Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima.

“We would like to see as many paper cranes as possible made and on display by the 21st of September, the International Day of Peace” says Bronwyn Cole, Program Co-ordinator for Goulburn Valley Libraries. “We want people from all our communities to contribute and then come in to see the display of what we hope will be thousands of paper cranes. Community members can make one paper crane or hundreds. Our libraries will be hosting origami crane making sessions throughout August and September so even if you have never made one before you will be able to contribute to the project”. Paper cranes can be dropped off at any Goulburn Valley Libraries branch, or to the Mobile Library from Tuesday, August 1 until Thursday, September 21, the International Day of Peace. The paper cranes can be made out of any paper, but squares should be no larger than 15cm by 15cm.

If you would like to join us at one of the origami paper crane-making sessions in the library, please contact Goulburn Valley Libraries on 1300 374 765 or drop into your local branch. For more details about this community art project check out the Goulburn Valley Libraries website www.gvlibraries.com.au.

For more information:

Bronwyn Cole

Program Co-ordinator, Goulburn Valley Libraries

Tel: 1300 374 765

Email: bronwync@gvlibraries.com.au

New Ndis Support Worker

Andrew Chadwick is a Tatura resident who has recently started as an independent NDIS Support Worker. He’s a Kiwi who married into the local area and enjoys getting involved within our community. Andrew enjoys chatting with people of all backgrounds, listening to their story, and looking for opportunities to help. You may find him serving on the barista team at Generations Church, doing school drop off, or at Tatura library supporting our local literacy/numeracy tutoring program run for primary age students through Tatura Community House.

Andrew primarily works alongside Tatura based NDIS participants with intellectual disabilities ranging from high school age to adults. He is available to assist participants in achieving their specific NDIS plan goals, such as developing culinary skills to attain a greater level of independence; and also, their broad plan goals which focus on capacity building skillsets, such as problem solving, or increasing confidence/resilience. Andrew enjoys collaborating with a participant and their advocates to develop unique, tailored, and specific, positive outcomes aligned to the participants goals, relevant personal circumstances, interests, and preferences. If you would like to work alongside a Tatura local caring for NDIS participants, get in contact with Andrew today at: www.andrewchadwick. com.au

Andrew Chadwick

Monday – Friday 10am – 4pm

Saturday 10am -12:30pm

Ph: 03 5824 3059

Mob: 0493 074 805

Email: opshop@generations.org.au

Andrew

Independent Support Worker andrewchadwick1@protonmail com

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Andrew Chadwick Independent Support Worker andrewchadwick1@protonmail com

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Giving attention to what matters to NDIS participants

Giving attention to what matters to NDIS participants

• Participation in social and economic activities

Participation in social and economic activities

• Budgeting and money management

• Budgeting and money management

• Daily activities

• Daily activities

• Public transport navigation

Tatura | Mooroopna | Shepparton begun each Sunday by thanking God for the opportunity and freedom to meet together. I never once thought that this would change in a peaceful democratic country like Australia. These are exceptional times.

AREA BULLETIN, July 2023