Samford Support Network in Samford, Queensland | Community organisation

Samford Support Network

Locality: Samford, Queensland

Phone: +61 470 214 916

Address: PO Box 591 4521 Samford, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.SamfordSupportNetwork.com

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25.01.2022 Management Position available Do you want to be part of the great team managing the Samford Support Network? We are looking for a community minded person fulfill the role as our secretary. This person has to live in the catchment area of the SSN. This is an unpaid position like all our positions at the SSN, but you will be paid by knowing that you are part of a team that does so much good in our community. ... Please contact us on 0470 214 916 or send us a PM. See more

24.01.2022 Christmas day was made special for some of our community members thanks to The Famous Samford Patisserie & Cafe (who donate very yummy treats every year for the SSN) and thanks to our local volunteer members. Your generosity is heart warming and very gratefully received. #shoplocalsamford

24.01.2022 Thank you to Mandy and the team at Brendale Community Bank branch!!

22.01.2022 Temporary change to our SSN COVID-19 Samford Response Essential Shopping Services: Due to our current low volume of requests, our Essential Food Shopping and Delivery Services for people in isolation will now be provided on Wednesdays and Fridays only. Orders must be placed before noon the day before. This also means that our SSN COVID-19 Samford Response office (located next door to Mooey’s) will only be open on Wednesday and Friday mornings (from 7am-10am).... A reminder that we still have funding for our ‘No-Charge Shopping Service’ for community members financially impacted by COVID. For those in need of this service, please contact Barb, in confidence, on 0470 214 916. A big shout out to Craig McCabe (Anteena Pty Ltd) for providing us with free office space since March. Thank you!

22.01.2022 The Samford Support Network (SSN) is seeking a volunteer to join their Management Committee (MC) to replace a team member who has to step down from this role due to other commitments. Ideally our new MC member will have a background in communications and leadership and have good attention to detail. This volunteer role will suit someone who resides in the SSN catchment suburbs and can dedicate between 8-10 hours per week to help manage the affairs of the SSN as the Secretary ...and participate as a critical member of the team that leads the Network. The SSN is a vital part of the Samford community, is 100% community funded and seeks to support those of us who need a helping hand from time to time. If you want to help create the community you want to live in then please contact the President, Barb on 0470 214 916, for further discussion. Training by the current Secretary will be provided and all interested community members are encouraged to apply.

21.01.2022 Exciting changes to our drive service .... We are now offering our valuable drive support service as a totally local solution! We want to thank Communify for being our partner in helping to provide this service to our Clients over the last six years. It has been a fruitful and beneficial relationship. However, supporting our local Clients with local Volunteers and local knowledge is what we’re all about. We wanted to make sure that this stayed true following Communify’s re...cent audit and subsequent change in privacy requirements. Thanks to our SSN Volunteer Members, and our combination of targeted services for the local community, our Clients can continue to receive the seamless support and care that they are used to with one organisation and with the same friendly faces! If you live in our catchment area, please reach out to the SSN for any support you need. Community supporting Community!

21.01.2022 A big thank you to The Movement Team for your long and continuing support. Your generosity in helping the local community - through both financial and general assistance to the SSN - is so greatly appreciated!

20.01.2022 A big heart-felt thank you to the Samford Rangers Football Club for their wonderful donation of noodles to our communities. Thank you for Damian Davies, secretary of the club.

19.01.2022 Dear Community, the SSN is working hard to continue our social outings during these challenging times. Unfortunately, we do not have enough cars which have the required 1.5m distance between driver and back seat passenger. Our outings are vital for our community members who have missed the social connections which are important for everyone’s mental health and well being. We are therefore seeking a minibus / people mover / 12-seater which we could use once or twice a week, to bring our community members to Brookside Shopping Centre and lunch /morning teas, while these restrictions are in place. If anyone can assist us with this request, please send us a FB message or email at [email protected] #CommunitySupportingCommunity

19.01.2022 Thank you to our member Marie Babbidge for penning this wonderful poem which so nicely summarises what our social networking group is all about.

18.01.2022 Dear Community, did you know that for the last 20 years we have AA meetings in the Valley www.aa.org.au? We had the pleasure attending the public meeting they recently did - what a wonderful group. Highly recommended if you want to change your life having a drinking problem. just come along - no booking required. They also have hotline always answered by a person in recovery 1300 22 22 22 is the AA 24/7 days. We also learned about another group which support the family Alanon - https://www.al-anon.org.au/ .

13.01.2022 Big shout out to another of our local businesses for their generosity and support. Thank you Kirsty and the team at Craig Doyle Real Estate Samford for donating a ham and treats this Christmas. Big shout out to another of our local businesses for their generosity and support. Thank you Kirsty and the team at Craig Doyle Real Estate Samford for donating a ham and treats this Christmas.

12.01.2022 thank you to the Lions Club Samford QLD for this important free event. See you there

12.01.2022 Yet another generous donation. Thank you to Bunnings Warehouse Australia (Keperra) for its donation of two $50 vouchers which can be used to support our no-charge shopping service.

11.01.2022 We are looking for a community minded person to take on the volunteer role of Drive Coordinator for the Samford Support Network. The Drive Coordinator oversees and allocates our weekly drives which helps ensure all our wonderful community members get a lift. This requires daily monitoring of e-mails (mostly Monday to Friday). This role would suit someone who is wishing to work just from home. It requires a time commitment of 30 minutes per day (2.5hrs/week). As Drive Coordina...tor you would ideally have have: * good organisational and time management skills; * be able to use e-mail and operate a mobile phone; * have good social verbal communication and interpersonal skills, face to face as well as by telephone; and * be empathetic and have a friendly approach to communicating with people who may be struggling As with all our positions within the Samford Support Network, this is an unpaid volunteer position. If you have some spare time and this sounds like something you’d like to help with please visit our HOME page at www.SamfordSupportNetwork.com and complete a membership form under ‘Join us’. We offer a range of support to our community, and can always use the extra pairs of hands. You can also call us on 0470 214 916 or email us at [email protected]

11.01.2022 A big THANK YOU to Anthony from The Famous Samford Patisserie & Cafe for your generous donation of two amazing cakes for our SSN members meeting last Saturday. Let's just say ... there wasn't any left over. Yum! #supportlocalbusiness

10.01.2022 From this week, our COVID-19 Samford Response office has closed. Thankfully, the low number of requests for this service does not warrant a permanent office space. We would like to say a very big THANK YOU to Greg McCabe from Anteena Pty Ltd who kindly donated this space to the SSN. Thank you Greg - your generosity is greatly appreciated! We'd also like to thank Craig Doyle Real Estate and Mooey's Samford for their support while this office was in operation.... In regards to our COVID-19 Samford Response Service - this has been suspended for now. We would like to thank all the wonderful volunteers who supported this service. For those in our community who are struggling due to isolation or quarantine, please know that support remains available through the SSN.

09.01.2022 The Samford Support Network have been awarded $12,000 from the Eastern Star Foundation to support us to maintain the existing mobile alert pendants, offer IT training for the elderly, to allow some members to complete Mental Health First Aid training, CPR and provide First Aid training, acquire a computer for our office and to cover the costs of our COVID safety and cleaning supplies. heartfelt thank you!

08.01.2022 The Samford Support Network has his office open every Tuesday 10am-12pm at the SCHUB - Samford Community Hub. Come and visit us when you want to talk to us.

06.01.2022 Thank you Heike at Born to Drive Brisbane for your generous financial donation and for further supporting our community members by delivering Christmas hampers with a smile. Thank you Heike at Born to Drive Brisbane for your generous financial donation and for further supporting our community members by delivering Christmas hampers with a smile.

05.01.2022 Thank you to Spokes Cafe for recently donating a voucher for one of our community members. #shoplocalsamford

04.01.2022 A bit warm thank you to Jeanine and her team for their generous donation to the Samford Support Network - thank you so much!

02.01.2022 Dear Community, We are looking for two wonderful volunteers to fill in some shifts in our COVID-19 office. This is an unpaid position. The mornings we are needing to fill are two of Monday, Wednesday or Friday 7am-10am. (However, if you are free any other mornings Monday to Saturday please let us know and we might be able to juggle days.)... This role helps support our community in the SSN COVID-19 Samford Response by staffing the office from 7am -10am and completing minor administration tasks such as handing out paperwork, COVID safety packs and other items to our driver and shopper volunteers. This is a great way to meet others in our community and help support those in need. If you feel you can help, please complete the online SSN COVID-19 Volunteer Application Form (go to www.samfordsupportnetwork/COVID-19/ under How to join the team). A criminal history check will be performed and training provided.