RANGECARE’s volunteer and client Christmas parties on December 8 and 9 were a great success, allowing all to connect with those they don’t usually see.
Marketing officer Toni Hinton said the RangeCare Christmas tradition was going well for another year and highlighted the importance of volunteers to the organisation.
“Our volunteers don’t get to interact with clients from different areas so it’s nice to have everyone in the same place to celebrate the new year,” she said.
“We couldn’t do what we do without our volunteers, they make up a massive part of our workforce… over half a million dollars worth of labour for us.
“I think we have about 150 volunteers across the coast… I don’t think RangeCare would be where they are today without them.”
Toni said RangeCare had many struggles this year due to the pandemic and the floods in late February, however, there are big things and developments coming for them in the next few years.
“We want to continue to expand across the coast and in Gympie, we just want to get bigger and support more people in the community,” she said.
“There’s a lot of big projects coming up, and we are introducing more support programs in the new year to give people more opportunities to connect with new people and experience new things.”
Hinton also thanked the volunteers, staff and clients for sticking with RangeCare, and spoke about the vitalness of their organisation to the community.
