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BUSINESS
HELPING HANDS
Business Helping Hands was
established in 2005 and with the assistance and contribution of Parramatta
based businesses and their employees, has enabled the Chamber to provide
donations of food and beverages and volunteers for various activities, such as
the Christmas BBQ Lunch for the homeless held each year at the Parramatta
Mission and now has been extended to cover all the Chamber's charitable
activities
On
Thursday 10th December 2009 I was delighted to join members of the
board and the Parramatta Chamber to cook and serve steaks, sausages and salad -
an Aussie Christmas barbeque for the homeless at Parramatta Mission's Meals
Plus
Immediate
Past President Roman Dechnicz, our chief chef and coordinator, suggested that
instead of treating ourselves to a Christmas feast why don't we feed those that
are more in need and so "Business Helping Hands Aussie Christmas BBQ" was born.
Many
local businesses and Chamber members very generously donated time, cash and
food for the barbeque.
Thank
you to Mark Thompson, Professional Insurance Brokers for providing the steaks
and sausages, and other members and Parramatta businesses who provided salads,
bread rolls, desserts, and soft drinks including, Harris Farm Markets; The Meat
& Wine & Co; Thomson Ford; Parramatta
Leagues Club, Telstra Carlingford; Hypertech Security; Parramatta RSL; Circus
Solaris; Knysh and Associates; Rose and Crown Hotel; Prositos; Pegasus Print
and Waterview Convention Centre.
Also
thank you to the many Chamber Members who volunteered their time to assist in
cooking, serving, cleaning up and just generally offering a helping hand.
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