Volunteers needed for Orroroo makeover week
| Australia’s most trusted rural charity, Rural Aid, is urging South Australians to consider signing up for the Orroroo ‘Our Towns’ event. The event is part of Rural Aid’s ‘Our Towns’ drought-recovery program and Orroroo is one of 10 towns chosen across Australia to participate. Orroroo has been awarded $100,000 to deliver a range of community-building projects, kicking off with a town makeover next month. Volunteers will spend a week helping freshen up Orroroo’s key buildings and sunny streetscape. The Rural Aid convoy is scheduled to arrive in Orroroo on Sunday the 3rd of April, 2022, and will depart on the 9th of April. But Rural Aid’s Community Programs Coordinator said the charity is still searching for some extra helping hands. “The Our Towns event is such an awesome way to give back to the rural towns that’ve suffered so much in recent years,” Jen Curnow-Trotter said. “With Covid-19 still causing travel delays and dramas, we’re still short on volunteers for our Orroroo event. “We’d love for some more South Australian-based volunteers to join Rural Aid’s volunteering ranks. This means we’ll be able to give Orroroo the best boost possible,” Ms Curnow-Trotter said. Rural Aid volunteers are provided caravanning spots, fed three meals a day, and have free time to explore the region or relax by the campfire at night. “Volunteering with Rural Aid is really rewarding. You’ll meet a great bunch of people and make friends for life, all while helping our mates in the bush,” Ms Curnow-Trotter said. For more information, or to register as a volunteer, please contact Rural Aid’s Farm and Community Volunteer Coordinator Julia Hahn on (07) 3153 4612 or by emailing Julia.hahn@ruralaid.org.au About Rural Aid Rural Aid is Australia’s most trusted rural charity. We stand with our farmers when they need us most. Rural Aid provides critical support to farmers affected by natural disaster through financial, wellbeing and fodder assistance. Rural Aid’s community programs help create more sustainable communities by building stronger futures for all Australian farmers. Find out more at www.ruralaid.org.au For more information or interviews, contact Rural Aid media on media@ruralaid.org.au or |