RIMERN(Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network).
 

In May2021 under the leadership of PP Murray, Teresa and her community services committee, we signed on as a foundation member of the multi-club, Centenary of Rotary in Australia Community Service project, RIMERN (Rotary Inner Melbourne Emergency Relief Network). We have committed $12,000 over 3 years with Phil Young & David Troon joined the steering committee

 

We joined a growing number of Rotary Clubs around Melbourne to drive an exciting, ‘hands on’ service project that, like EERN (Eastern Emergency Relief Network) in Mitcham and WERN (Western Emergency Relief Network) in Ravenshall, is collecting donated furniture, appliances and household goods, to distribute to people in need from all over inner Melbourne.

 

The people we will be supporting will be introduced by welfare agencies that sign up as members, and who, with their Case Manager, will select the items they need to set up their secure housing following long term homelessness, escaping domestic violence, coming out of jail, loss from disaster, ill health or other situations of dire need including refugee/asylum seeker challenges.

 

On 15^th June, RIMERN moved into a 2 level, 700m2 warehouse at 32-34 Lincoln Street, East Brunswick and has begun stocking up with donated goods & getting an online registration & ordering system established.

The next steps that RC Camberwell will be doing are:

Our Club got involved in RIMERN because it will be a great way to support our local Melbourne community, involve our members in fun & effective hands on service, and as a means to engage volunteers who may become new members of our Club.

 

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