Letters from students at The Scots School Lithgow were delivered to students at Tooraweenah as part of a helping hand from our region to the drought-affected area.
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A crew of volunteers will be doing some heavy lifting for farmers around the Tooraweenah district from September 21-23, helping out with odd jobs, light and heavy.
Carting equipment and supplies, the Lithgow-based organisation Helping Farmers in the Central West arrived on Friday, September 21, with a long list of jobs ahead of them.
Not all the jobs will be pretty – septic clean outs are on the list, as is plumbing, building and electrical work.
The first port of call was to a local primary school to distribute some cheer among the kids. Students at The Scots School were asked if they would write letters to the Tooraweenah children, with the idea that it could become a pen-pal relationship.
The Scots School K-6 teacher Erica Pringle said the school was approached to take part by Helping Farmers in the Central West organiser Leanne Fitzgerald. The students were very enthusiastic, drawing pictures to send away with the letters.
“We thought it would be a nice connection, seeing as we are both small schools,” Ms Pringle said.
“The idea was to give the kids a kind of support service, and they could write back and forth and take their minds off it all.”
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During the weekend, the volunteer crews will also be painting a mechanics workshop and general store; cutting down trees; carrying out mechanical work on vehicles; cutting hair; organising mental health team visits; house-cleaning; odd jobs and excavation work.
There will even be entertainment provided once the hard work is done, with live music featuring the Lithgow Highland Pipe Band and other artists expected.
You can follow the crew at the Facebook page ‘Helping Farmers in the Central West’.
