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Compassion in the Next Generation

Compassion in the Next Generation

The social justice movement looks to be alive and well in our next generation. The positive effects of our children growing up in multi-cultural schools, participating in culture awareness days, doing environmental projects and partnering with...

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How Giving might be Good for You

How Giving might be Good for You

Remember that Friends Episode where Joey argued about the nature of altruism - that there is no act that is truly selfless?  Well,  I think he might be right......There are a lot of fads and philosophies about food, health, and well being.  Social...

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A Great Partnership

A Great Partnership

“What if you were sleeping rough or in an uninsulated home and had no warm blankets? “What if you also had children? A responsibility to keep them warm… Linda Potauaine manages the community banks at VisionWest Community Trust. Every week, Linda...

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10 Years of Service

10 Years of Service

Rosslyn (Roz) Begbie and Tammy McCarthy celebrated 10 years of working for us on 23rd March and 25th April 2017, respectively. We had a celebratory lunch in Hamilton in honour of this special anniversary for Rosslyn and Tammy and there was much...

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3 Top Tips for a Clutter Free Home

3 Top Tips for a Clutter Free Home

For many of you, there's a to-do list today.  School drop offs and pick ups, mounds of laundry, bills to pay.  Of course, for many of you you're also very organised, great at delegating, and have a space in your home already that's just for junk...

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Nettie Burton

Nettie Burton

Legend, “a body or collection of stories handed down over time; an important person who is known for doing something extremely well.” By these definitions, there are many legends lurking in and around VisionWest. One of the most well-known “living...

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Volunteers make all the difference

Volunteers make all the difference

Local Westie and father of 3, Andrew Keates, is one of our key team members - is he the Finance Manager? The man behind the CEO? No, he volunteers with our Food Bank, making collections, deliveries, and packing parcels. He is a prime example of how...

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