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Be & Co. Hawkesbury
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25.01.2022 Hawkesbury City Council has given the Mosaic Project the final tick of approval and green light to proceed to completion and installation. BRILLIANT! It's all stations go for us as Marian puts the pieces together and the 'mosaic fairies' add the final touches to grout work. But come and see for yourself. Join us tomorrow in the Rex Stubbs Memorial Garden to see the mosaics coming together. It will be an exciting morning as we put our thinking caps on to come up with a name t...hat really captures our artwork. 9.30 to 11.30am. If it's raining, come join us in the Old Hawkesbury Hospital building for a coffee and a chat. If you can't make it in person, you have Be & Co. online with Michelle Fitz., Be & Co. online Spring Sessions, with Michelle Fitz. Thursday, 29th of October 10am - 11am Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86501128136 Meeting ID: 865 0112 8136
23.01.2022 We love having this amazing group of ladies join us each week at our Be & Co get togethers! Thank You Lisa for making it happen and for the rich conversation. So many golden nuggets and pearls of wisdom
22.01.2022 Michelle and I very much look forward to seeing you all at the Be & Co. online social this coming Thursday, 25th of June. Its going to be a hoot as we gather for an online fancy dress party just copy this link into your browser - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84067176664.
22.01.2022 Be & Co. today: Come and join us in the Old Hawkesbury Hospital building. We are in Michelle Fitz.'s office, just by the front door. Come on in for a free coffee and chat. Jaiden arrived early to get the machine going, so expect good coffee! Home made biscuits and egg sandwiches too. The progress of the mosaic project will be on display as we collaborate about the best name to capture our community artwork.... See you soon, Michelle
21.01.2022 Dont struggle alone. Help is always available. You can call any of these numbers, any time of day.
21.01.2022 Blindingly beautiful! Look what our community created at the last Live Be & Co.!! Tomorrow we meet again for the next instalment of the Hawkesbury Mosaic Project. We will be starting on the biggest of the 3 circles. Each person chooses a portion of the circle to create their own unique mosaic masterpiece. Marian Shapiro (local mosaic artist) then puts the puzzle together to create a whole. We want as many people as possible to add their flavour to this artwork that will be mo...unted on the External wall of the Library/Gallery. Dont be shy. No experience necessary. Come and join us tomorrow for a free coffee, some great home baking, Harmony FM beats, a chat and a spot of mosaic. Rex Stubbs Memorial Gardens, 17th September, 9.30am to 12md.
21.01.2022 So great to meet Ros, from Monotreme Media. There is great synergy of ideas here, so I expect some wonderful collaborations going forward. Welcome to Be & Co., Ros.
21.01.2022 Be & Co. online social event 14th May 10am to 11am Mad Hatters Tea Party - wear your favourite hat and share with us the story of your hat.... To join us, just click on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88145259814 Or dial in by phone: +61 2 8015 6011 Australia Meeting ID: 881 4525 9814 Password: 943600
20.01.2022 A handful of our residents joined Be & Co. Hawkesbury today alongside a few friendly members of our community. The topic of the day was "Calm your Farm which o...ffered simple yet effective strategies to help manage anxiety in our daily lives. The residents really enjoyed discussing places that bring them peace, like the gardens, or reading a good book, to sharing memories of peaceful places from their childhood. Thank you so much for extending an invitation to us and for sharing the morning with our residents. - The Fitzgerald Aged Care Team
19.01.2022 Exciting exciting news!! Lots of things to celebrate this week. Be & Co. resuming live events Online Be & Co. for those who need to stay home Commencement of the Hawkesbury Mosaic Project at Be & Co. Lovely sharing from our last online event - Friends and Family... The importance of looking after mental/emotional wellbeing And a sharing of information about FREE legal advice at Community Legal Clinic. Also you might have guessed its BOBS BIRTHDAY . So bring your party hat and cheer and lets celebrate by remembering our favourite birthday memory ever Join us on zoom. Link in comments below #beandcohawkesbury #birthday #birthdayboy #community #hawkwesbury #connection #village #family #love # @ Be & Co. Hawkesbury See more
19.01.2022 CLOSING AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT!!!!! HAVE YOUR SAY IN NAMING OUR COMMUNITY MOSAIC Have your say - naming the mosaic survey closes tonight, 3rd November, midnight At the last Be & Co., a group of regular Be & Co.-ers came together to brainstorm ideas that capture the heart and soul of the Hawkesbury Mosaic Project.... Ideas were collated and refined to a short list: Reflections of the Hawkesbury Community Connections The Hawkesbury Matrix Richly Woven Stories Circles of Love Mural of Interconnections A Sense of Place A Patchwork of Lives Which one best captures the mosaic project for you? Click on the link below to make your choice. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HCL8RTR Results will be collated in just 72 hours. Survey closes Tuesday, 3rd Nov. at midnight. Link in bio above. Read more about our project below: Help us name the Mosaic Project. We need the community to help us make the final choice, since it is YOUR artwork! All you have to do is click on the link below and choose one answer, then click DONE and you're done! It's as easy as that. When considering the name, we ask that you consider the ideas behind the project and choose the name that best resonates for you. About the project The mosaic comprises 4 circles that reflect the local area, with the river as a central, linking motif and a patchwork of fields surrounding it. 57 people completed a total of 68 sections that were then slotted into place within the circles. All the pieces make a whole, and the whole is more than the sum of its parts. This is our community, full of individual stories of real lives and when we connect with each other, great things happen. Lead by Marion Shapiro, local mosaic artist, and funded by Hawkesbury City Council, the artwork has provided a wonderful opportunity for our community to reconnect. Three circles have been created at Be & Co. and one circle at Fitzgerald Aged Care, during an online Be & Co. The pieces will be installed on one of the walls outside the Gallery/Library. The GREAT UNVEIL will be held on the 26th of November at Be & Co., so make sure you save the date! Vote here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HCL8RTR
19.01.2022 Giving back to community....what a wonderful social enterprise great story SBS #community #sbs #village #love #givingback #kindness
17.01.2022 Come and join us tomorrow morning online for our Zoomie. Were going to be talking about how to improve your mood naturally with tools you already have in your tool box. We love to connect people with smiles, great energy and community spirit. So grab a brew, a comfortable seat and join us for a heart warming connection session that will lift your spirits. See you on Zoom, link in the comments below @ Be & Co. Hawkesbury @WentworthHealthcare #connection #COVID19 Funded by - https://www.facebook.com/NepeanBlueMountainsPHN/
17.01.2022 Wow! What an amazing way to kick-off Be & Co. live events in the Rex Stubbs Memorial Gardens. On the 3rd of September, we came together in person for the first time in five months. One could not miss the chance to observe the new beginnings of Spring and the simultaneous beginnings of our Hawkesbury Mosaic Project. We were kissed by the warmth of sunshine and the radiance of reconnection with friends new and old. It was instantly evident that the community have missed Be & ...Co. Regulars greeted each other with joy and there were many exclamations of how much they have missed Be & Co. People also expressed how glad they were to once again have the space to connect with each other. And Harmony Radio played the tunes to get creative juices flowing. We managed to complete the smallest of the three pieces, which was a great first effort. Look forward to more on the 17th Sept. Come and join us - no experience necessary!
16.01.2022 Have you danced with someone famous? Or have you danced a famous dance? Have you waltzed into the night or cha chad through the roof? Hip Hop, Jazz, ballroom, modern, classic, ballet, foxtrot and many more. Tomorrow we are going to dance like nobodies watching and recall our favourite dances (or even not so favourite ) and our favourite dancing memories. Just copy and paste the link below in the comments. See you there. #dancing #ballroomdance #dancelikenooneiswatching #waltz #hiphop #jazz #chacha #dance #dancer #tinydancer #tutu #dancebling #latina #beandcohawkesbury #family #village #community #tribe #tribaldance @ Be & Co. Hawkesbury
15.01.2022 TREASURED RECIPES Thursday 16th at 10am on Zoom. Bring your favourite recipe and the story behind it. We cant wait to see you all and hear all about your stories. Our goal is to collect all your recipes and the stories behind them to create a Be & Co Cookbook. Im so excited for this week so copy the link in the comments and join for some real down to earth community and connection #treasuredrecipes #recipes #food #familyfood #grandmaspie #applepie #cake #roast #homegrown #homecooking #mumskitchen #dadskitchen #grandmaskitchen #bbq #home #village #community #tribe @ Be & Co. Hawkesbury
14.01.2022 Exciting Be & Co this week.... talking about our travel adventures! Time Travel taking us back to our favourite holidays, the most meaningful and most memorable. The people, the sand, the monuments, the energy. Join us tomorrow for a brilliant hour of connection and memories #travel #timetravel #memories #connection #beandco #love @ Be & Co. Hawkesbury
13.01.2022 Join us tomorrow morning via Zoom for our Clam Your Farm Be & Co Online event. Looking forward to seeing your all there. Link in the comments below
12.01.2022 Join us tomorrow online for our special and talented guest Marion Shapiro. Link in comments Hawkesbury Mosaic Project Hawkesbury Mosaic Project aims to produce a community mosaic artwork, which will be fabricated during Be & Co sessions and will reflect the local landscape. Local artist, Marion Shapiro, will lead the project and facilitate the sessions, with significant input from the Regional Gallery and the two Michelles.... Once completed, the mosaic artwork will be installed on one of the walls outside the gallery/Library and visible at every Be & Co. event. Marion has scoped out the project and is envisaging a modular design which can be extended later if wanted and enable other projects or organisations to make their own module/s to add at a later date. These Modular pieces could potentially be created across the region and brought together in a collective piece, further adding to community collaboration. @ Be & Co. Hawkesbury
12.01.2022 Join us tomorrow morning at 10am on Zoom for our community event. This week our good friend Jonathan Stonebraker is our guest speaker answering questions on all things legal. Ive just included a brief insight into our project. Social isolation is one of the significant contributing factors to mental/emotional distress. Humans are wired to be social. When we connect with others, we have a sense of belonging, which positively improves our mood and outlook on life. Unfortunate...ly, many people experience loneliness in our community. This could be for many reasons, including bereavement, disability, relationship breakdowns, traumatic events, low mood, children leaving home, illness or loss of confidence through adverse life events. Once connections are lost, it can be challenging to get the wheel back in motion. Thats where simple community-led initiatives can be of great benefit. One such program is Hawkesbury Be & Co. Be = A place to Be, to Belong, to Become. Co. = Collaborative, Connection, Community (Coffee, Conversation). Be & Co. aims to: , Establish a safe place where people can connect with each other and get the access to supports that they need to recover. Funded by Wentworth Health, provider of the NBM Primary Health Network, Be & Co. is a collaborative community social event. Link below in comments
11.01.2022 At the last Be & Co., a group of regular Be & Co.-ers came together to brainstorm ideas that capture the heart and soul of the Hawkesbury Mosaic Project. Ideas were collated and refined to a short list: Reflections of the Hawkesbury Community Connections... The Hawkesbury Matrix Richly Woven Stories Circles of Love Mural of Interconnections A Sense of Place A Patchwork of Lives Which one best captures the mosaic project for you? Click on the link below to make your choice. Results will be collated in just 72 hours. Survey closes Tuesday, 3rd Nov. at midnight. Click here to do the very quick survey Help us name the Mosaic Project. We need the community to help us make the final choice, since it is YOUR artwork! All you have to do is click on the link below and choose one answer, then click DONE and you're done! It's as easy as that. When considering the name, we ask that you consider the ideas behind the project and choose the name that best resonates for you. About the project The mosaic comprises 4 circles that reflect the local area, with the river as a central, linking motif and a patchwork of fields surrounding it. 57 people completed a total of 68 sections that were then slotted into place within the circles. All the pieces make a whole, and the whole is more than the sum of its parts. This is our community, full of individual stories of real lives and when we connect with each other, great things happen. Lead by Marion Shapiro, local mosaic artist, and funded by Hawkesbury City Council, the artwork has provided a wonderful opportunity for our community to reconnect. Three circles have been created at Be & Co. and one circle at Fitzgerald Aged Care, during an online Be & Co. The pieces will be installed on one of the walls outside the Gallery/Library. The GREAT UNVEIL will be held on the 26th of November at Be & Co., so make sure you save the date! @ Be & Co. Hawkesbury Link In comments below
11.01.2022 Announcement 2020 Fundraiser 2020 has been a rough year for all! It would be so easy to cruise to the end of the year and hope for... a better year next year! It then hit me that even though its been rough for us there are always people out there who need our support!! So we are going to step it up and run a 30 Day challenge to bring awareness to mental health. We need you to get involved! Grab your friends and do our daily challenges. How does that help? All we ask is that you sacrifice $1 per challenge for the 30 days of September! Together we can create change and build a stronger community. We are raising money for Be & Co. Hawkesbury and the amazing work they do within our town. Tag someone below who needs to do this with you. You dont need to be part of our bootcamp to get involved! Lets raise money to support our community! Look out for more info
11.01.2022 St Albans Muster!! Today Michelle Fitzgerald (Me!) attended this wonderful community event. I love the connection and sense of family with this amazing community. Homemade sausage rolls, scones, brownies, sandwiches and so much more....and that was just morning tea!!! Cows mustered and sorted for market and back to respective properties, stories told, kettle boiled and friends reunited!! Emmi and I loved the day...hopefully we can help to Muster next time
11.01.2022 You are invited! Thursday 26th of November, the Great Unveiling of the collective community mosaic. Hopefully many of the 57 contributing community member-artists and various dignitaries will be attending as we come together to view our work insitu for the first time. So excited to see the project come to fruition after a year and a half of planning and collaboration. 9.30am - 11.30am Rex Stubbs Memorial Gardens. Refreshments being served by Jaiden and other young people with the Transitions to Work Program (Schools Industry Partnership). Catering by Spears Cafe and a surprise celebration cake by Alex at TTW.
10.01.2022 Join us online this coming Thursday 4th June at 10am - 11am for some Connection - Community - Somewhere to Be! Our special guest is Gary Sims RUOK Ambassador which were very excited about. So Grab your coffee and a comfortable chair whilst we enjoy the morning. Just click the link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88145259814
09.01.2022 We don't know if we're more honored or excited to be a part of the Be & Co. Hawkesbury Mosaic Project. This project aims to produce a community mosaic artwork, ...that once completed, will be installed on one of the walls outside the gallery/Library in Windsor. Our residents and staff have been hard at work over the past few days completing their very own individual pieces under the watchful and very talented eyes of local artist, Marion Shapiro, and the two lovely Michelles at Be & Co. Hawkesbury. We think Michelle Hookham summed this amazing project up perfectly by saying " What a fabulous way to reconnect our community after the extended period of reduced contact. This will make the project even more meaningful and a true celebration of connection". Thank you to everyone who helped make this exciting opportunity possible for our residents. - The Fitzgerald Aged Care Team
09.01.2022 JOIN US: this Thursday 11th for our free online event, a discussion about coping with grief and loss in our busy lives, particularly in this strange new period we are experiencing and travelling through. Grief and loss is not just about bereavement, interesting subject so come along for a light discussion on this topic. In the meantime heres an excerpt from our newsletter, if youd like to be on our mailing list PM me your email address and well add you: Be & Co. continues ...to provide support to people who need it Be & Co. online social events are receiving very positive feedback. We are also starting to notice that people feel better through connecting with each other. Here are a couple of examples. At Be & Co. on the 4th, we had one person share with us that they were "not the greatest today, but its nice that youre here. It helps take your mind off whats wrong. Its the connection." We also had a person feeling very low and not wanting to get out of bed. They decided to join Be & Co. and reported that they were glad they joined us as they felt much better after and decided to motivate themselves to stay out of bed and get on with life. you are probably all eager to hear when you might find Be & Co. social events popping up again in the Rex Stubbs Memorial Garden. I can assure you that we are as keen as you to return, however we need to be guided by Council and Wentworth Healthcare (who fund Be & Co.) with regards to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. I will keep you updated as soon as we have word that we can return to the garden! Big Love from us all at Be & Co....maintaining connection in our communities. @ Be & Co. Hawkesbury #wentworthhealthcare #mentalhealth #community #hawkesbury
09.01.2022 What an amazing collab. Thanks so much for thinking of be & co. for your fundraising. I can assure you that any funds raised will go directly back to community support for emotional well-being.
05.01.2022 Hi all. Very much looking forward to seeing you all at our Be & Co. online social event tomorrow. We are sooo excited to share with you a special Be & Co. message from the Governor of NSW, Her Excellency Margaret Beazley, which has literally just arrived, hot off the press from the Governors Office. We will also learn strategies about Coping with Grief, from Michelle Fitzgerald, counsellor and psychotherapist specialising in grief counselling. See you tomorrow. Time: Jun 11..., 2020 10:00 AM Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84067176664 Meeting ID: 840 6717 6664 Password: 004459 Dial by your location +61 2 8015 6011 Australia
05.01.2022 Have you, or someone you know, been bereaved by suicide? The Network is a series of support groups in the Hawkesbury, Penrith and Blue Mountains local governm...ent areas, designed specifically to support people who have been bereaved by suicide. Facilitated by a qualified health professional and trained co-facilitator, these fortnightly meetings are for people who want to connect with others who have had the same devastating experience of losing someone close to suicide. There is no cost to attend these groups as they are fully funded by The Network. We invite anyone who is interested in learning more about our groups and how to join to call the Group Manager on 02 4577 4435 or [email protected].
04.01.2022 HI there, this is for people with lived experience who would like to be part of the exploration around suicide prevention in the NBM region.
04.01.2022 DOUBLE THE FUN!!!! We have been given the go ahead to recommence face to face Be & Co and also continue with our Online space, keeping our community connected and together. Be & Co. is funded by a Wentworth Healthcares Empowering Our Communities grant. The Hawkesbury Mosaic Project is an addition to our activities in the park and we are commencing this project on Thursday morning the 3rd September, in the park in front of the Deerubbin Centre, Hawkesbury Regio...nal Gallery, Windsor. Creating a communal artworks is a wonderful way to bring people together and heal. Marion Shapiro will be leading us with her expertise and the project will eventually be erected outside the library. What an amazing way to bring our community together. However THATS NOT ALL!!! We will continue our Be & Co online for those that are unable to attend which is wonderful on this comingThursday morning at 10am! Looking forward to seeing you all either in the park with Michelle Hookham or online with Michelle Fitzgerald. #beandcohawkesbury #community #together #mosaic #hawkesburyregionalgallery #hawkesburylife #hawkesburylifestyle #hawkesburycitycouncil #marionshapiro #village #tribe #isolation #online #connection @ Be & Co. Hawkesbury @WentworthHealthcare #wentworthhealthcare See more
03.01.2022 Beautiful day for be & co. Join us for a free coffee and a chat. Rex Stubbs memorial gardens Windsor. 9.30 to 11.30.
03.01.2022 Bring a friend this week to our Zoomie Session at Be & Co Hawkesbury. Wed love to see you both. Just copy the link below into your browser. #beandcohawkesbury #community #connection #bringafriend #friends #friendship #friend #love #family #village #tribe #together #togetherwearestronger @ Be & Co. Hawkesbury
02.01.2022 This week Be & Co. Hawkesbury will welcome Garry Sims APM - R U OK? Community Ambassador to their weekly webinar to discuss all things well-being. Pull up a chair, grab a coffee and dial in tomorrow morning at 10am. #WentworthHealthcare #MentalHealth
02.01.2022 Join us today at Be & Co for our online event. Special guest speaker today Kristy McCarthy! See you on. ZOOM!! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84067176664
02.01.2022 OK Hats ready. I hope that you will all join us today for our Mad Hatters Tea Party. Just click on the link below. You should see my hat collection! Definitely worth joining just for that! Grab a cuppa and an armchair and a hat and come online and connect with us. See you in 5 minutes, Michelle
01.01.2022 Join us tomorrow for our Spring Time Online Zoom Sessions. Grab a cuppa and copy the link below to join us...see you there
