Magnanimity of Serviam – Year 12 Visit Vinnies Kingsgrove
From the first steps into the St Vincent de Paul Kingsgrove store, you feel the warm welcome that the vicinity awards. The smiling staff and the willingness to help guides you through your experience. The shop is radiantly lit with open spaces that allow interaction between staff and customers, hence meeting and exceeding their needs and wants.
St Vincent de Paul at Kingsgrove has provided a priceless opportunity to integrate and fully experience what it truly feels like to act selflessly and serve the needs of others in the community. The volunteers as well as staff members ensure that the clothes are neatly organised by colour and theme, enabling the customers to hit that one and only jackpot.
Alongside the work viewed, St Ursula’s Studies in Catholic Thought classes have participated in the reorganisation and colour coding of available items, such as DVDs, and children’s toys, allowing for effective inventory management as well as an ongoing stock upgrade, catering for the dynamic customer tastes and preferences. In addition to the physical operations of the Kingsgrove store, St Vincent de Paul organisation redistributes the earned profits into areas such as:
- Drug and alcohol addiction/abuse aid
- Assistance for women and children experiencing domestic violence
- Disability services
- Community inclusion events (painting, socialising groups)
- Aged Care
- Assistance with food and other essentials (immediate crises food, clothing, and bills alleviation assistance)
- Vinnies Vans Program (providing meals and snacks, hot beverages, toiletries, companionship, as well as referrals for individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness)
Furthermore, the opportunity to seek this additional information and take an active part in the daily life of the St Vincent de Paul, Kingsgrove store, has enabled the Ursuline community to a significant enrich one’s understanding of the notions of selflessness, virtues in life, as well as the doctrines of Good Works and the Corporal Works of Mercy. This experience has reiterated the elements of the Year 12 Studies in Catholic Thought course, ensuring that the Ursuline community of young ladies carries the motto of Serviam – I will serve into the greater society, serving the needs of the vulnerable and relieving the troubles of others, bringing positive and proactive change in our society.
