BK 2 Basics Melbourne in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Community organisation

BK 2 Basics Melbourne

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 401 050 732

Address: 3/4 54-60 Vesper Drive Narre warren 3805 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.bk2basicsmelbourne.org/

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24.01.2022 We have a brand new unopened APPLE cellular watch up for grabs. RRP 900.00 This is one of many unbelievable raffles we are running before Xmas. Tickets are $10.00 each can be purchased from factory or bank deposit. If you pay by bank deposit please use watch as reference. Send message with a screen shot of deposit and we will give you a number or numbers.... Bank details are: BK 2 Basics Melbourne BSB 063 616 ACC 1061 4054 This will make an awesome Xmas present. We all have cellular watches and they are the best. I use my watch more than my phone. You can accept calls, dial calls, accept messages, type messages, and throw your fitbit away. This watch will meet all your health needs. It nearly does everything your phone does. I promise you, you won't be disappointed if you win this.

24.01.2022 What a great day to pop down and get some comfort foods. Quiches, savouries, pork brisket and MORE. OH and truffle mushrooms omg YUM

24.01.2022 We are expecting good weather tomorrow night, which means sit down dining. We love putting on a feast and tomorrow is no different. On the Menu... T bone steak Porterhouse steak Eye fillet steak Fresh salmon Roast pork Roast beef Ham Sliced Prosciutto Salami Selection of salads Pavlova Cupcakes Banana bread Small dessert cakes Drinks and sweet treats. Community meals is for EVERYONE who needs it. No judgement. All our community meal programmes are family friendly. See you all tomorrow night

23.01.2022 Wednesday night community meals. Awesome night with over 40 people attending. Good to see our homeless family sitting with the community and very much being apart of the community. One told me tonight, and its the 2nd person this week that without our support they wouldn't be here. Men's mental health i take seriously, men are sometimes forgotten, and sometimes although helplines are there to talk these men just need one person to care, and to help them. Here they have the whole BK 2 Basics community. I will be posting very soon about one of these men who tonight swallowed their pride and asked me for help. I know as a community we will be able to help and get Mr G back on track.

23.01.2022 Thanks again to Walkers doughnuts FOUNTAIN GATE for our daily fix of fresh goodness. The community certainly enjoyed them tonight. If you need your daily fix of a sweet treat, Walkers doughnuts are open 7 days. Uber eats available or pop in and say hi to the girls.

22.01.2022 Thank you to everyone that has popped in today to drop off containers and made bank deposits. Someone messaged me embarrassed that they could only donate $2 for 1 pkt. Nothing to be embarrassed about that 1 pkt turns into 4 meals. Meaning 4 full tummies. Every little bit helps, and I'm so proud of the people that do reach out to help when they can, Thank you

22.01.2022 With our new trailer gates, Craig was off to the city delivering over 700 meals. On the menu: Beef stir fry... Sausage Ragu on rice Chicken noodle soup Creamy salmon and veg pasta American hotdogs Sweet chilli Veg & Tofu (v, h) Homemade burgers & gourmet sausages and veg. Garlic Prawn stirfry on brown rice (d) Everyone received a drink and a packet of chips. No rest for the wicked as of tomorrow 5 of 7s will be in our kitchens preparing, cooking 1300 plus meals for Monday.

22.01.2022 https://www.gofundme.com/f/refrigerated-van-wanted Really didn't want to this, I was peer pressured lol. Please don't feel obliged. By sharing your helping, by asking around your networks your helping. By supporting us your definitely helping. Santa might be good to us this year xxx

22.01.2022 I love seeing the kids creations. We have such a talented younger community. 3 new spoons in our Spoonville garden this morning. Arent they cool :)

22.01.2022 Our takeaway menu tonight is all in warmers and ready to be taken home. Looks delicious.

21.01.2022 How good are we. I'm the first one to put my hand up and moan about restrictions, masks, etc. But look, no active cases. That's because hard work prevails. Following covid requirements, temperature checking, recording data for tracing has been a huge job for us. It was great to be able to put away the thermometer and gloves, to get back to a semi covid normal. That's the good news. The bad news is covid has put a huge strain on families. We are hearing heart breaking st...ories every single day. It's only going to get worse. To add extra strain Christmas is around the corner as is getting ready for school next year. Books, uniforms, school fees, school camps. So many children WILL miss out from no fault of their own. It's absolutely heartbreaking. That is the reason why we: Help families at Christmas Help families with BK 2 school Host Community cuts JAN 2021 Host uplift and empower the girls MARCH 2021 Collectively we can make a difference.

21.01.2022 We use so many containers per week. With every meal comes a container. That's currently about 2000 take away containers a week. We ordered $1300 dollars worth of take away containers on Wednesday but our fav size is no longer available. Coles however have these. Take away square 950ml containers. For only $2.00 these are on our Wishlist. We love these containers, and need them desperately. Unfortunately we have blown our shrinking budget and need a little help to obta...in them. If you can help we thank you, if 16,000 buy one pack each we wont have to buy them for awhile. Wishful thinking, but miracles do happen right. We would like to thank you for your donations whether it be bank donations or other donations towards our feeding programmes. Every little bit certainly helps and trust me the people we serve hot meals to definitely appreciate your generosity as much as we do. Its a bit strange posting a Wishlist, as we haven't posted one in awhile. Please note, wish lists are only posted when we really really need something. From my family to yours, have a great weekend. xxx

21.01.2022 Every little bit helps. Thank you to Celebrations Clarinda. We really appreciate your support.

20.01.2022 This Sunday FREE community meal from 6pm. On the menu: T bone steak... Rump steak Porterhouse steak Pork chops Kebabs Sausages Selection of fresh salads Bread rolls Dessert This is a family friendly event.

20.01.2022 We have been approached by Mr G. Through no fault of his own hes hit pretty shit times. He lost his job of 7 years last year, divorce, homelessness and no possessions. To put a long story short, life wasn't worth living. He told me tonight if it wasn't for him coming to our meals and reading our empowering messages he wouldn't be here today. Mr G is very proud, has found it hard asking for help. Currently in shared housing he wants to get back into the workforce so he c...an afford a house to call a home. Mr G has had an extensive working background. But due to his current situation is looking for work that isn't to stressful. Well spoken, instantly i thought of call centre work as he has vast experience in customer service and dealing with people through the building trade. Mr G has his own transport. If you are reading this and are in a position to help Mr G please message me. UPDATE on Mr X Via our community and our help Mr X is still in paid accommodation until the 12th. Mr X is looking at houses and may have a job starting early next week. He is here tonight and instead of tears he is smiling. Smiling because he can see past the darkness. Honestly he's a different guy to the broken man i first met last week.

20.01.2022 Due to the latest outbreak of Covid - 19. Masks must be worn in ALL indoor spaces. No mask no entry unless we sight an exemption from your Health provider. The health of our volunteers and clients are our number 1 priority.

20.01.2022 So good being able to do meals on the bbq. Makes life alittle easier when your not making 500 plus meals. This stir fry smells Devine.

20.01.2022 It's great to see people filling a bag of oranges and apples for their family. There's nothing better than seeing a full fruit bowl.

20.01.2022 Another busy week but still lots of goodies left. Shelves are BURSTING. Pop in today and grab yourself some salt and vinegar chips. Oh and don't forget fill a bag of juicy oranges or apples. Wishing you all a blessed Saturday.

19.01.2022 A HUGE thank you to Woolworths Berwick. On the menu this weekend we have American hotdogs and Burgers. Thanks to these wonderful people who have donated all the bread rolls. I can't emphasize enough how great our community/communities are. We are blessed to have Woolworths apart of our BK 2 Basics family.

19.01.2022 Tonight we hit the streets and our friends down at Vic Market advertising our NEW Sunday meal service. I have missed seeing everyone, and it was so nice to know they missed us aswell. Cant wait to see their smiling faces on Wednesday's and Sundays now. Nor can we wait to see you.

19.01.2022 Card numbers 551 and 113 can you kindly bring back the 5 litre conditioner and body wash along with the pumps that you picked up. Signs clearly state bring your empty bottles and refill the products. People donate to help others, we offer the service to help families not just yours. We here are all extremely annoyed that this continues to happen, although it has been the first time with these products. Please do the right thing. We know who you are, we have footage. I ...have absolutely no hesitation of posting your video IF you don't do the right thing. #113. #551.

19.01.2022 With alot of our volunteers back at work this week, we are seeking willing volunteers for afew hours every morning between 9 and 12pm. Duties include sorting of produce, filling shelves, cleaning, helping customers etc. Other duties available for volunteers who wish to volunteer from 10 to 4pm.... Please feel free to come in and talk to us or message the page.

19.01.2022 I now know why the girls don't want me to work Saturday's. They are so Shady not telling me these kind of goodies get delivered to them on Saturdays. It backfired today and wow thank you to my Aussie adopted mumma Scott and Laura for the delicious baking.

19.01.2022 We have a pallet of these vacuum packed flat bread. Perfect for wraps. Take 1, 2 or 3 packets for your family.

18.01.2022 As well as 4 pallets of fresh fruit and veg we have the below. Plums everyone loves a golden plum. Mushrooms the are huge, great for stuffed mushrooms. Celery help yourself. These will be located with the fill a bag of apples or oranges. Also arriving this morning 500 ready made meals. Perfect to pop in your freezer. Keep a look out for our next BIG raffle. A brand new APPLE 44mm cellular watch. ... Have a fantastic day everyone.

18.01.2022 A bit of a strange request. But is there anyone on the page that could fix our trailer gate. Needs alittle TLC and maybe an extra large band aide lol. Only problem is we need it every morning 7 days a week. Thanks in advance

18.01.2022 Support our circus friends. 22 young performers who for months have been getting zero financial assistance. Nothing beats circus Candy Floss especially when it's delivered. Give Damian a call, order your sweet treat and support all the amazing performers.

18.01.2022 Tonight we are also cooking in the Hangi

18.01.2022 We have a heap of sandwiches and ready made meals. Will stay open until 4.30 head down the family will love them.

18.01.2022 Its no secret that this year has been sh#t for so many people. There are still thousands out of work, thousands of families struggling to make ends meet. As a parent there is afew days a year that we want to make magical for our children. One of those days is Christmas. This year so many families will struggle with the Christmas dinner let alone have gifts for their children. There will be no magical Christmas unless we step up like we do every year and make something ma...gical. Thank you to everyone who has donated. We are well behind in gifts from previous years. Currently seeking Dolls Barbie dolls Games Diy kits Cars Trucks Sporting equipment Clothing Beach towels Gift cards Many thanks for helping make a magical Christmas for kids in our communities.

17.01.2022 Craig and Trace are the biggest kids. New toy must play. Best laugh so far in 2021. #bodyslam

17.01.2022 We have been a big part of the Beaurepaires family here and back in NZ. Even though Craig no longer manages Cranbourne, Beaurepaires still support us and the clients we refer to them. We care about your safety hence why Craig has no hesitation in making phone calls to get you your best deal. Beaurepaires FOUNTAIN GATE is a hop skip and jump from our factory and Deep and the team will go far and beyond to look after you. Actually no matter where you are in Victoria, the whole team will take good care of you and your car. Deep thank you for your time in looking after the communities most vulnerable. We really appreciate it, and appreciate the support from the Beaurepaires family.

16.01.2022 Love having my mum and dad here. Dad made these awesome trolley's for all our seating in a matter of hours. Making storing and carting 100% easier. Thanks Dad.

16.01.2022 ***EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST*** We are thinking of more ways to fundraise for a refrigerated van. We are thinking of doing personalised Santa letters, posted and including reindeer food for $5.... Would there be much interest?

16.01.2022 2 more excited children showing off and planting their spoons into our SPOONVILLE. More spoon packs are available at the factory. Hoping next week to get all our kids photos to Officeworks to get printed and laminated so we can place on the kids wall in the factory. I really want to highlight the great artwork, imagination and talent our younger BK 2 Basics family have.

15.01.2022 Covid is still hitting families hard. We know first hand how real the struggle is to feed your family. We get lots of messages daily asking for assistance. Alot are from people 30, 50, 100k away from us. If like The City of Casey other councils should have a list of food services in your area. Check their webpage. If you can't see anything give your local council a call. Next Google ask Izzy. Ask Izzy is a tool where by typing in your area code Izzy will search up all assistance whether it's food, accomodation, and other services in your local area. Help is out there. We want to help you. But due to restrictions you need to stay and use services in your area if able.

15.01.2022 THIS SATURDAY please head down and support The Shepherds Table for their first ever meal service. The team are so excited to be able to provide this service to the community. These guys have worked extremely hard to get this off the ground, On behalf of us here at BK 2 Basics Melbourne, we wish them all the best, and good luck, not that they will need it. xxxx

15.01.2022 Animal food. Do you have chickens, birds, pigs, cows, horses, guinea pigs etc. We have food for your animal friends NOW. Please message the page for more info.

14.01.2022 A HUGE thank you to everyone who has dropped off containers. The square 950ml containers can also be purchased at Woolworths and big W. It's a blessing to see the pile growing. Thank you again.

14.01.2022 Wednesday Community meal. Great turnout once again. I'm off to have some pav. See you all again Sunday.

14.01.2022 Food pantries are popping up all over Melbourne. Take what you need. Here are a few local addresses.

14.01.2022 I find it so hard to ask for help. But as a NFP charity there comes a time when we have to. People dont understand that we dont get government or any funding. We run based on fundraisers and the communities donations. Yesterday I put the call out to see if anyone could fix our trailer. We need this daily and is on the road 7 days a week from 5am to sometimes 10pm. We use it for all store pick ups and our food service, bbqs everything. Without this we could not bring y...ou food. out of 16k people a handful of people got tagged by others but 1 man contacted us and today paid in full 2 brand new gates for the trailer. No questions asked. Marc, what can we say. Over 2000 people that use our service one way or another per week need to say thank you to you. Because of you Craig is delivering over 700 meals tonight to the CBD hotels, and our night is uninterrupted, as will be our collections tomorrow. Craig and I personally would like to thank you, your a top bloke who deserves the recognition. So thanks again Marc, we appreciate your kindness and support. On another note, someone else messaged today and her uncle had passed away due to covid. In his memory she banked a $100.00 dollar donation. To have someone pass away during this pandemic is hard enough, but to think of others while grieving makes a special person. T the whole BK 2 Basics family would like to express our deepest sympathy. If you need support through this hard time, please do not hesitate to message me. Families stick together right? And we are one big family xxxxxx

14.01.2022 Another Sunday meal service done and dusted. Tonight we will be delivering 1300 meals. 1300 is our biggest daily tally yet. On the menu: Sesame falafels with slaw (v,h)... Pumpkin rolls with slaw (v,h) Cheese, spinach & onion quiches with slaw (h) Baked chicken with steamed veg on sweet potato smash (d) Creamy salmon & veg pasta Savoury chicken mince with rice Quiche Lorraines with slaw Devilled sausages with potato and peas Gourmet sausages with seasoned vegies Hamurgers American hotdogs with the works Dessert: Banana cake with caramel sauce Lolly bags and drinks Once again we can not thank you enough to the businesses that once again supported us this week with our Real Meal delivery. SecondBite OzHarvest Melbourne Savemore Supermarket Clearance Centre Woolworths Berwick. And we also can't forget our BK 2 Basics family for your donations in the bank and things being dropped off in the factory. THANK YOU. To Nic, Cam, Cass, Epi and Levi NAILED IT

13.01.2022 3.96 kg of self raising flour 2.75 kg of butter 2.75 kg of caster sugar 44 eggs 44 bananas... And all day in the kitchen, equals... 442 banana muffins. Our energizer bunny Nic. Yeap Banana muffins are on the menu tomorrow night. All 400 of them.

12.01.2022 If you know someone that needs a warm home cooked meal spread the love by recommending our very own meal service. On the Menu: Loaded American hotdogs... Beef stirfry Chicken noodle soup And our weekly selection of sweet treats and drinks Family friendly AND FREE. 3/4 54-60 Vesper Drive Narre Warren between 6 and 6.30. Takeaway only. This is a drug and alcohol free event.

12.01.2022 A little dicky bird told me lots of fruit and veg coming tomorrow and more delicious bins of watermelon. Yum

11.01.2022 Would like to shout out a BIG thank you to Coles Heritage Springs Pakenham. The store has donated these containers to help with our meal service.

11.01.2022 Until further notice the amount of grocery items have increased considerably. Please ask when signing in. Tomorrow we also have toilet paper on the shelves. ALL grocery items there is a limit of one. Eg you can not take a bunch of peanut butter. Enjoy your evening, see you tomorrow

10.01.2022 We are on the home stretch team. Possibly the last week of lockdown. Its also the first week of the school holidays. From all of us here, wishing you all a great week.

10.01.2022 We 100% support local businesses within our communities. We are urgently on the hunt for someone that can print a bunch of apparel for us. If you know someone that could help with a super fast turn around we would love to hear from you.

10.01.2022 Hey team Kelly here. Craig and I have made the decision to close Saturday to spend time with our family. Our son got admitted to hospital xmas eve and Craig and I spent xmas day from 11am to 8pm with him. We didn't spend xmas with our other children or my parents. Son has now had 2 surgeries and hopefully is coming home tomorrow. I need to take my own advice and put my family first. We 100% want to be there for you but acouple of days off wont hurt. We have a huge amount of food here and are open from 10am to 1pm tomorrow. You may fill as many bags as you want tomorrow to see you through until Monday. Craig and I really appreciate your understanding and for the few that did know about our son, thank you for your prayers and support.

10.01.2022 This message goes out to so many people at the moment. It's ok to cry. I learnt years ago it's better to let it all go than to hold everything in.

10.01.2022 Our community were spoilt tonight when we purchased $500 worth of pizza from PIZZA WEBB in Narre Warren.

09.01.2022 We have been so busy all week and were very lucky we had big deliveries everyday. One of those were 3 pallets of milk. That's around 1400 bottles of milk being given out to families.

09.01.2022 Thanks to a beautiful person from our community Mr x now has afew nights in a hotel, with offers of other paid nights accommodation from other beautiful souls. From today his life just got alittle better. He has food, petrol and we have also hooked him up for job interviews next week. I love what I do. Tears are now happy tears.

09.01.2022 This fish is delish. Pop in and grab a box of 5 pkts. That's 10 pieces of fish. These won't last long.

09.01.2022 Today marks the first Sunday in the new year. Today is also our community FREE dinner. Due to the forecast we will only be serving take away tonight. On the menu... Home made lasagne Garlic bread Bacon and egg pies Garden Salad Fruit pudding and custard Pop down and grab some good wholesome tucker. 6pm 4/ 54-60 Vesper Drive Narre Warren.

08.01.2022 The start of the weekend when our kitchens and dinning tables start looking like this. Nic and family filling the individual sauce containers for this weekend's meals.

08.01.2022 What great news to hear today. Everyone deserves a place they can call home. This is so very exciting.

08.01.2022 Hey team, we are still in desperate need of homewares etc for Mr X. Today he got the keys to his flat and is officially not homeless. But he does have an empty house. Things needed: Towels Tea towels Bedding... Blankets Pillows Pots, pans Fry pans Slow cooker Rice cooker Knives and forks Kitchen utensils Glasses Coffee mugs Fridge/freezer Drier Rugs/mats Pictures Draws Bed side tables Containers/food storage Items can be dropped off between 10 and 4pm at the factory.

08.01.2022 Wednesday night community meals. Beef stir fry and rice American hotdogs Chicken noodle soup... Fried Egg and bacon toasties Sweet treats, soft drink, water AND SMILES Not to late to pop down for a hot meal

07.01.2022 When you get feedback like this, knowing that you have brought some kind of joy to a family is priceless. This is what it's all about.

07.01.2022 HUGE delivery of frozen meats, fish, ice cream and gorgeous desserts. Wow wow wow we certainly have been very spoilt from our friends at Ozharvest.

07.01.2022 We also have a wide selection for school lunch boxes. Our mission is that no child should go to school without lunch. Lots of brain foods aswell as lunch box treats.

07.01.2022 For some reason this week has been really draining. Tonight I burnt 12 Parma's the start of our REAL MEAL service on Sunday. I threw my toys, and decided I'm not cooking until tomorrow. When my mind is clear, and tomorrow is another day. Scrolling through Facebook this week I came across a friends post. She had screenshot something for sale on marketplace. I never comment anything negative on my friends post but this one caught my eye. Without going into detail the thi...Continue reading

07.01.2022 And more gorgeous desserts

07.01.2022 Pork sausages come and get them.

06.01.2022 Kiwi raffle has closed. Will be drawn when Tom from New Zealand Emporium pops in early this week. Thank you to everyone who brought tickets. Good luck

06.01.2022 Happy happy birthday to the whole team at Bakers Delight Casey Central. What a huge achievent for a small local business. Congrats guys, and thank you for the enormous support you not only give us, but other people within the community. We you.

06.01.2022 Fish and chip family packs and chicken and chips family packs now available until gone. What an easy dinner on a crazy Melbourne summer day

05.01.2022 **** TOMORROW **** Tomorrow we have bins of pumpkin, watermelon, oranges, and ample fresh produce. A little dickie bird also told me we are getting bottled milk.

05.01.2022 Ready made meals Quick.......

04.01.2022 This Sat and every Saturday OrangeSky are here to assist you with all your laundry needs. Dont be shy, service is available from 10 to 12pm.

04.01.2022 We are closed for the next few days so today you can take more than acouple of bags of fruit and veg. We have a delivery of 3 pallets so plenty for everyone. We also have milk, meals and at some stage we will be handing out meat. See you at 10am

04.01.2022 Kiwi Whanau, Craig has just left, will see you soon. Was going to come in but it will take me a week to clean my kitchen lol. Will come in when we deliver Thursday PROMISE. xxxx

02.01.2022 Tomorrow Saturday 9th Jan OrangeSky are back for all your laundry needs. Washing machine broken down Homeless Shared housing... For whatever reason OrangeSky are here to help with laundry wash and dry from 10am to 1pm.

02.01.2022 We are in a food coma thanks to Courtney at Corkies Creations. https://www.facebook.com/corkiescreations/ You are looking at hundreds of cupcakes this very talented lady has just donated. Ofcourse we had to taste test and OMG our community and city folks are going to be so high on sugar they will be coming back for more.... Thank you Courtney. Our large community are going to love these cupcakes. Please guys support the people/businesses that support us. Head to Courtney's page and like and share.

02.01.2022 1 bag per person of onions 1 slab of water per person.

01.01.2022 Full pantry shelves

01.01.2022 We have milk aswell as meat this morning.

01.01.2022 Urgent plea Does anyone have a granny flat/ bungalow for a middle aged man. He has become homeless. Centrelink today rung services and everyone was closed, until I answered the phone. Lovely man, wanting a safe place to live. Not street wise, and willing to pay his way. I'm with him now and we are both crying. If anyone can help please please shoot me a message.

01.01.2022 Hungry? Remember pop down tonight for these, loaded hotdogs. Or grab yourself a beef stir fry and chicken noodle soup. Also tonight bacon and egg toasties. YUM plenty for everyone. 3/4 54-60 Vesper Drive Narre Warren. Meal service is takeaway only from 6.00pm to 6.30pm.