Looming with Love

Looming with Love Year 9 students took the train into the city to St Canice’s Kitchen to hand out the beanies they have been making over this year.

St Canice Kitchen serves 200 free lunches to homeless people every day. It is completely run by volunteers seven days a week. There is a café, kitchen showers and laundry facilities.

Hats for Homeless, where we donate our beanies, suggested St Canice would be a great place to take the students. Unfortunately, by the time we got into St Canice’s they were out of food for the day, and they were cleaning up. The day was very cold, so everyone came in for lunch early. While this was disappointing for the girls, it was a good lesson in just how important this service is. There is heightened need for food and warm clothing in winter. I hope the girls will be excited to continue making their beanies for our next trip. We will make sure we arrive at the beginning of the lunch service next time.

As the girls were shown around the facilities, the woman who runs the café told the girls that some of the people who visit the café ask for up to seven sugars in their coffee because they need the energy to keep them warm. Bronwyn took us all on the tour of the church and facilities spoke to the girls about the value of volunteering. She challenged the girls to think about volunteering at somewhere like St Canice’s when they are in university or when they finish school.

– Rev Sally Yabsley-Bell
Chaplain

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