Communities for Communities in Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia | Community organisation

Communities for Communities

Locality: Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9475 5252

Address: PO Box 389 1470 Drummoyne, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.communitiesforcommunities.com.au

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25.01.2022 Happy Friday! Another C4C memory from one of our newest members, Adriana! I went on my very first immersion to Cambodia in November 2019 and it was honestly the trip of a lifetime. One of my favourite parts of the trip was having fun with all the children in the village (I'm a terrible builder so this worked well haha!) Although we couldn't speak the same language, we were still able to connect so well, laugh and have a ton of fun with song and dance. I pretty much did every dance from the macarena to the nutbush whilst they taught me some Cambodian songs and dances too! The photo here is when all the kids decided to decorate my hair with flowers after a long dancing session!

24.01.2022 Did you know it's International Friendship Day today!? Tag a friend you've made at C4C or on immersion!

23.01.2022 A C4C Memory from our member Gemma! Immersion trips are amazing for so many different reasons but for me what stands out the most is the kids! Seeing how happy these kids are, how they enjoy all the things in life that we might take for granted is a blessing and a reminder to us all. I love taking the time out of my build day to go visit their schools, or learn a dance with them. Their faces light up and it reminds me to take a moment and savour the small things like kicking a ball, bubbles, playing tag, dancing or even learning something new. The smiles from the kids in the villages is the thing that stays with me long after the trips are over.

23.01.2022 If you are unable to come in person to our drive in Christmas Carols Event, join us LIVE from the comfort of your own home on Wednesday 16 December 2020 to watch a range of local performances and Christmas Carols! Carols and Live performances will start at 6pm! Special thanks to C4C's Event Sponsors: Warwick Williams Real Estate, Payce Foundation, Vision Plus and Seasonal Supplies for bringing this event to life!

23.01.2022 A spooky night with the kids or a late-night date night, the C4C Drive-in Cinema is the perfect Halloween Event to attend Prizes to be won with the best dressed spookiest car! Food Trucks onsite Covid Safe Grab your tickets here! https://events.humanitix.com/c4c-halloween-at-the-drive-in

23.01.2022 The Drive in Cinema is selling mighty fast so don’t forget to grab yourself some tickets to our Saturday Halloween Date Night Movie ‘Scream’ or the Family Classic ‘Ghostbusters’ on Sunday! Prizes to be won with the best dressed spookiest car! Food Trucks onsite Covid Safe Grab your tickets here! https://events.humanitix.com/c4c-halloween-at-the-drive-in... *Goosebumps Saturday 31st October is now sold out See more

21.01.2022 R U OK Day with our President @lancedavidbrooks

21.01.2022 A conversation can change a life Whilst on immersion with C4C, after a hard day's work building a home, we all like to sit together and talk about the highs and lows of our day. There may be times when we are particularly down after seeing and experiencing the lives of others who live in poverty, have been through wars, are hungry and don't have clean water. Together, we ask each other, are you okay? In sharing our thoughts, feelings and experiences we become even closer as a group and are able to support each other through all the tough times, building not only houses but great friendships too

20.01.2022 Cheers to our friends in Tamworth Celebrating Wear it Purple Day! Wear it Purple Day is an annual LGBTIQA+ awareness day especially for young people, based in Australia! We at C4C are all about inclusivity, so if you are unsure what to wear tonight, pop on some purple and celebrate diversity

20.01.2022 In the last year, C4C has partnered with the Tamworth Local Aboriginal Land Council to be part of a school holiday program which places focus on supporting at-risk Indigenous youth. Last year, C4C volunteers ventured to Tamworth to help out. They learnt from Indigenous leaders, had a blast playing with the children and came home with amazing memories. Fingers crossed we can return soon

20.01.2022 Does this happen to anyone else during their zoom meetings? Recently C4C has been working hard during our monthly meetings to bring some exciting things for you at the end of the year! Can't wait to share them with you soon!

19.01.2022 As part of National Reconciliation Week, We acknowledge and respect the Traditional Owners of this Country and we recognise their continuing connection to this land, its waters and its communities. #inthistogether

18.01.2022 C4C was delighted to take part in Social Justice Day at St Patricks Strathfield this week, an event we've been attending since 2003! This year we had one of our volunteers, Adriana Pielak talk to Year 10 students about her recent immersion to Cambodia, what it's like to be part of the C4C Community and how taking a step forward and helping others, even in the smallest sense, can be a real life-changer. Thank you St Pat's for having us! Until next year

18.01.2022 Check out our hardworking volunteers at Trelawney Station today giving the front gate a nice revamp! So grateful to the team in Tamworth for giving us the opportunity to have our first immersion this year!

18.01.2022 Keep Safe and Wash Your Hands! Whilst in Cambodia, C4C ventured to the local school and taught children how to practice good hygiene and wash their hands using the song 'Happy Birthday'. In return, they taught us their own song on how to keep clean. Teaching good hygiene to children in Cambodia has been so important, as such knowledge gets passed onto parents, families and the wider community, helping save lives.

18.01.2022 We hope everyone is having a wonderful Friday! Today we have an amazing video to share with you on two Indonesian families we met during one of our Immersions. Here they tell us about their experience of the immersion with C4C from their own perspective and eyes. A beautiful video to watch. **Warning** grab some tissues, they will be needed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WDwub6wGFo

18.01.2022 Tickets are still available to our FREE drive-in cinema featuring Christmas Carols and the film Elf! ONE TICKET PER CAR! Reserve your tickets here! https://events.humanitix.com/c4c-christmas-carols-and-drive

16.01.2022 We are so proud to announce that the PAYCE Foundation will be one of our Gold Event Sponsors this year! The PAYCE Foundation have been loyal supporters of C4C for many years and we are delighted they have come on board again to help make our community events and initiatives a big success! To find out about the PAYCE Foundation and their amazing work, check out their website below! https://www.paycefoundation.com.au/ The PAYCE Foundation was founded in 2016 to build on the ...strong philanthropic tradition of leading property developer PAYCE. The PAYCE Foundation strives for best practice in engaged and strategic philanthropy. We establish long term partnerships with charities and community organisations, addressing the causes and effects of disadvantage and misfortune to ensure these are not determinants of anyone's quality of life. We work with charities to identify what works and support organisations financially and through hands-on capacity and building initiatives, promotion innovation and developing sustainability. See more

16.01.2022 From our family to yours, we wish you a happy and safe Christmas!

16.01.2022 Logging in for a virtual planning day with our committee today

15.01.2022 A massive THANK YOU to one of our longest supporters Warwick Williams Real Estate in becoming a C4C Event Sponsor! Stay tuned to see what new exciting (covid safe) event we have planned for later this year "Warwick Williams is a foundation sponsor of C4C and has been involved in five immersions each time bringing one of his children along with him. We love being apart of C4C and always look forward to being apart of their events such as the Annual Ball and Carols in the park. We really believe in the work they do here and abroad. The community has given so much to our agency and family, this is been a great way for us to give something back".

14.01.2022 Happy Friday Everyone! To start off your long weekend, let's take a step back in time to 2002 where we started work on our FIRST project to build nine schools for refugees living on the Thai/Myanmar border

13.01.2022 To all our supporters, We’re very sad to announce that this weekend’s Halloween Drive-In Cinema has had to be cancelled due to the big storm coming our way. All tickets will be refunded, and an email is being sent to all ticket holders. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to DM us. Whilst we cannot celebrate together this weekend, we will be hosting a Dive in Cinema at Christmas time. A big thank you to all our volunteers and sponsors who have helped us organi...se this event. We hope to see you all at Christmas time! Have a wonderful and safe weekend. The C4C Team

12.01.2022 A trip down memory lane! C4C Ventured to the Philippines in 2006 to help build 330 homes in the San Pio Village! Do you remember this immersion?

12.01.2022 Last week, a group of C4C volunteers had the privilege of doing a walking tour of the @kokoda_track_walkway with WWII Veteran Reg Chard. It was an honour to listen to the 97-year-old share his story from his time in Papua New Guinea.

11.01.2022 A little shout out to all the C4C Dad's today, we hope you have a wonderful Father's Day! In light of today, check out the story of father and son, Rob and Pat and how going on a C4C immersion made their relationship bloom

11.01.2022 A big shoutout to VisionPLUS who have become one of our event sponsors for this year. We are so lucky to have you on board! Check out what VisionPLUS is all about below! The VisionPLUS brand came from a partnership of three migrant families who’ve shared their community connections and business resources both here in Australia and overseas. With our common VISION, we want to add value PLUS offer more benefits to families and community groups. The VISION of the busin...ess is to create simple, affordable and sustainable windows & doors solutions for Australian families! We’re achieving our vision not only through our business partners but more through community and family engagement creating a WIN-WIN for everyone. We strongly believe together with C4C team that our open, transparent and trustworthy relationships with our communities, business partners and families will be further strengthened so more & more people will join us in our journey towards a more sustainable future!

11.01.2022 A nice dip in the Peel River after a hard days work at Trelawney Station followed by a lovely dinner with the Tamworth Local Aboriginal Land Council at sunset

09.01.2022 Meet Matt Foulkes our co-ordinator for our immersions to Tamworth where C4C helps support Indigenous youth with a school holiday program, in partnership with the Tamworth Local Aboriginal Land Council! Watch this space as we may have some exciting opportunities to help out in Tamworth again this year "The Tamworth Immersion is such an amazing experience to undertake with Communities for Communities. Over the three trips in 2019 we've seen a plethora of volunteers of all ages... come along to work with the incredible people at the Tamworth Local Aboriginal Land Council and their own volunteers at their school holiday program. A tradition has emerged where each group of kids that come to the program create a banner to highlight their favourite moments of the experience or to depict themselves in the most creative way they can!" - Matt Foulkes If you would like to take part and help support local initiatives like Tamworth (fingers crossed we can help out again this year!) send us a message or head to communitiesforcommunities.com.au

07.01.2022 C4C Memories Meet Donna, one of our newest members of C4C who went on her first immersion to Cambodia last November! One of her fondest experiences with C4C has been meeting new friends and people. "My greatest experience so far has been Meeting Patsy on the C4C Cambodia trip. We are from different parts of Australia but have come together with a common goal to help people not as privileged as ourselves.... Also, Meeting the ladies from the village; We couldn’t speak the same language, yet we spoke and understood each other on so many different levels. Loved those ladies!".

06.01.2022 A few of our volunteers assisted at the Kokoda Day event today, the day the Australian flag was raised at Kokoda in 1942. Thanks to the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway team who invited us to celebrate the day with them and to the volunteer nurses and @canadabay for their support #lestweforget

05.01.2022 Some fantastic news during NAIDOC Week! Our first immersion for 2020! The Tamworth Local Aboriginal Land Council has given us the opportunity to assist with works at Trelawney Station from the 23rd -27th of November and we'd love to get some volunteers on board! This local immersion is the perfect opportunity to get out there and help out Indigenous Australian communities after such a tough year for everyone. Some of the activities include: Mentoring at some of the TLAL...C Opportunity Hub's teenage programs Replanting of trees at bushfire affected properties managed by the TLALC Assisting in the construction of fences at Trelawney Station Send us a DM if you'd be interested!

04.01.2022 A big THANK YOU to our foundation sponsor, Seasonal Supplies, who have just signed up as a Gold Event Sponsor this year as well! Their ongoing support allows us to host successful events and raise money that goes towards building homes and helping families in Cambodia who need it most. Seasonal Supplies is a cookie manufacturer and distributor that specialises in delicious wafer sticks. "We're a family business who believe if you have the capacity to help, you have the responsibility to help. We also believe in the work that C4C does, not only creating a connection with the community but building them up too.’’

02.01.2022 Thanks to all our volunteers, sponsors and supporters who give their time and resources to make our events a big success throughout the year. We couldn’t do it without them! @payce_foundation @warwickwilliamsrealestate Vision Plus Windows and Doors Seasonal Supplies

02.01.2022 Thanks to everyone who came along to the Drive-In Christmas event! We know things looked a little different this year but we were so happy to sing carols and enjoy the community spirit on the night. C4C wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!