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Hard work in mental health space recognised
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THE leader of an organisation working towards the prevention and management of mental illness has been named Kingston’s woman of the year.
Not-for-profit organisation Mindful Makings offers workshops to people that “introduces and promotes the practice of mindfulness through fun, interesting and creative activities”. The group’s founder Simone Hardham was recognised for her hard work last week when she received the Kingston woman of the year award.
Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said “Simone has dedicated much of her life to support and serve communities through volunteering, fundraising and campaigning. She works full-time, is a mum, president of a neighbourhood centre and runs the not-for-profit organisation Mindful Makings, which delivers services that positively impact the lives of those who live with mental health concerns or are secluded from others.”
Hampers for a happy Christmas Picture: Supplied
THE Chelsea Community Christmas Lunch has been putting smiles on faces for four consecutive years, but the COVID-19 pandemic meant that it could not go ahead in 2020.
Although the lunch had to be cancelled, volunteers remained dedicated to the cause of making Christmas Day a happy one for people doing it tough.
On Christmas Day, volunteers delivered hampers to nearly 50 regular attendees of the lunch.
The hampers contained donated gifts, toiletries, and groceries.
Regular lunch attendee Lee had his day brightened when he was visited and given a hamper. “Without you guys I wouldn’t have had a Christmas! The visit from you guys on Christmas Day this year absolutely made my day,” he said about the volunteers.