Rotarians from Geelong East joined in the conversations and, more importantly, provided funding to the three organsiations to continue to do the great work they are doing in the community.
The event was well attended with more than 100 present, who heard presentations from 3 Organisations which provide services to the Greater Geelong area.
The Organisations making Pitches were Thread Together, The Outpost and Feed Me, Bellarine, Geelong and Surfcoast.
Thread Together is a statewide service which doesn't have an office in Geelong but does serve the Geelong Community. The Organisation receives end-of-line clothing which would otherwise go to landfill, which it then provides to service organisations to provide new clothing to people in need in the community.
The Outpost, located in Geelong provides material assistance to those in need in the community, particularly food by way of hot and cold meals at both luch and dinner times, but also clothing and hygiene products for those living in extremely poor circumstances.
Feed Me Bellarine, Geelong and Surf Coast tackles food waste by receiving food which would otherwise go to waste and feeding those in need with centres in Ocean Grove, Torquay and St Albans Park, where it provides meals in a variety of ways.
In all, after the presentations a total of over $100,000 was pledged by those present with each Organisation receiving over $30,000. Geelong East Rotary represented by Jenny Acopian, Jane Bolton and Julian White, contributed $2,100 with $700 pledged for each Organisation.
