Calling all knitters and knitters to be!
ACH Group residents are driven to give back and need the community’s help to keep hearts full and hands warm this winter.
Residents at ACH Group’s eight residential care homes are seeking to partner with knitting enthusiasts from across the state to make mittens, gloves and scarves for people supported by charity organisation St Vincent de Paul Society (Vinnies).
Anyone handy with a needle and thread is being asked to knit the base pieces for mittens using a supplied pattern and drop off to ACH Group Perry Park residential care home at Port Noarlunga, or ACH Group’s office in Mile End. From there, residents will sew the pieces together and decorate the mittens ready to be gifted to Vinnies. Residents will also knit gloves and scarves; two items Vinnies have identified are also in demand this winter.
It’s all part of aged care provider ACH Group’s ‘Keeping hearts full and hands warm’ campaign.
ACH Group CEO Frank Weits said the initiative – now in its second year – is driven by residents wanting to give back to the community and support those experiencing homelessness.
“2020 was the first year of the campaign with over 100 knitted pieces donated to Vinnies by Perry Park residents and their local community,” Mr Weits said.
“On the back of this success, residents from all eight ACH Group residential care homes are getting involved this year and are looking forward about teaming up with fellow sewing and knitting enthusiasts.
“It’s a lovely way for residents to work in partnership with the broader community, build meaningful connections, and help South Australians experiencing homelessness.”
Vinnies Fred’s Van Coordinator Teresa Branch said, “Vinnies was delighted to receive the knitted items last year, and they were gratefully received by the men and women staying in our crisis centres and people accessing the Fred’s Van meal service.
“To know that someone had gone out of their way to knit something made them all the more meaningful during a time when people were in a very vulnerable state.
“We can’t wait to see this initiative come to life again.”
The completed knitted pieces can be dropped off or posted before August 31 to:
ACH Group Perry Park
26 River Road
Port Noarlunga SA 5167
ACH Group Office
22 Henley Beach Road
Mile End SA 5031
Not a knitter but have some balls of wool taking up room in your cupboard, we would love your donations!
There are 2 drop off locations:
ACH Group Perry Park
26 River Road
Port Noarlunga SA 5167
ACH Group Office
22 Henley Beach Road
Mile End SA 5031
For inquires on the knitting drive contact Perry Park, Lifestyle Coordinator, Angie Clark on (08) 8329 7777.
*Please note, all current Government residential home requirements will be upheld on arrival to Perry Park. Please refer to our Site Entry Requirements here.