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Karen’s story:
Baking for a cause

Melville City VIEW Club (WA)
member Karen has turned her
passion for baking into a lucrative
monthly fundraiser! When Karen
joined VIEW in 2017, she brought
along homemade biscuits to share
with her new friends. The biscuits
were a hit and Karen was quickly
encouraged to continue baking as
a fundraiser for the club. Each month members eagerly flock student with a Digital Learning
to her table, searching for their Essentials pack. With help from her
With her goodies in such high favourite treats. VIEW friends, she reached her goal
demand, Karen now sets aside of $1,285 by September and is now
three days to bake creations for This year, Karen set a target to aiming for another pack!
‘Karen’s Cookies and Cake Corner’. raise enough funds to provide a

If a student on The Smith Family’s The Smith Family is currently poor phone reception and internet,
Learning for Life program moves witnessing an increase in and even accessing doctors or
to a school or community without transience, with more families the local shops can be an hour’s
The Smith Family’s presence, they moving from metropolitan areas distance away.”
will continue to receive support to regional and rural communities
Programs, such as Digital Learning
from a Remote Family Partnership more than ever before, primarily
Essentials are vital for supporting
Coordinator. This means the due to ongoing cost of living
these students to make the most
student can remain on the Learning pressures.
of their education – despite the
for Life program and the family will
Lily Nguyen, Remote NSW Family challenges they may face due
be supported to overcome barriers
Partnership Coordinator, explains: to location. The Smith Family
impacting their child’s educational
“Some families are relocating will be investing in recruiting
journey. Additionally, students
for work, financial reasons or more Remote Family Partnership
can access digital programs like
personal issues. In some cases, Coordinators to work nationally
Student2Student and iTrack, as well
these families move to areas with and continue to support these
as other online activities.
families and students.

experience as an Executive Assistant
and Event Coordinator would be
“I was blown away when 150 books
beneficial for the committee so
arrived. We decided to donate
nominated for Program Officer and
the books to all our local primary
Assistant Secretary.”
schools and early learning centres
as well as share with our sister
Bundaberg VIEW Club was
clubs in Maryborough, Hervey Bay
inaugurated later that year and
and Fraser Coast.”
already sponsors five Learning for
Life students.
Narelle and other VIEW members
were delighted to deliver the books
With members keen to do as much
during Book Week in August.
“Sandra is a long-time member as they can to support The Smith
of VIEW and mentioned it to me. I Family and their local community,
attended my first interest meeting Narelle initiated a book donation
with Bundaberg VIEW Club in July project between VIEW, local schools
2022 and hoped that my previous and publisher Ethicool Books.

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