Bowen Community Centre is thrilled to announce this year’s ‘Buy A Pie To Keep Them Dry’ event was a tremendous success, raising over $3,000 to support homeless in the community.
The funds raised will be used to provide essential items such as tents, swags, and backpacks to those in need.
This year’s event took a different turn from the last, where the Community Centre hosted ‘Hamburgers for the Homeless’, which was warmly received by the Bowen community.
During this event, the staff and volunteers distributed informative flyers to the community to raise awareness about these pressing concerns.
In addition to ‘Buy A Pie To Keep Them Dry’, Bowen Community Centre also launched ‘Pie It Forward’, which allowed them to distribute over 120 pies to those in need.
Stephanie Cora from Bowen Neighbourhood Centre said that making pies is a costly endeavour, but very worthwhile.
“This initiative has been crucial in providing support to our community,” she explained.
“A special thanks goes to Andrew, the Manager of Bowen Woolworths, for generously supplying all the ingredients for our delicious pies and hot apple pies.”
Kelly McDonald from Hillery Group, one of the major supporters, expressed her enthusiasm, stating, “This is a great community program, and we are thrilled to be a part of it.”
“Some of our crew has already devoured the pies, and in fact, we have very few left! They asked to give a big shout-out to the pie-makers!”
None of this would have been possible without the tireless efforts of Bowen Neighbourhood Centre’s Xena Yasso, who spent her birthday cooking up this magnificent storm.
“We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who contributed to making this event a success,” said Ms Cora.
“Together, we are making a significant difference in the lives of our homeless community.”
Xena Yasso Chef extraordinaire made the 400 meat pies and 160 apple pies for the day
Lauren Miller from the Community Centre with the huge donation of all supplies for the pie drive
Kelly McDonald, Laila Ives, Georgia Wagg from Hillery Group with Volunteers Karenne Williams and Shaniece Cora from the Bowen Community Centre
Nathan Shepherd, Patrick Sanderson from Aurizon
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