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Hobart VIEW members and their paintings. Friends of VIEW: Liv Dobson and Kylie Swain.

Hobart members paint, sip and raise funds!

obart VIEW Club, the only VIEW The idea has been successful with two Participants paid a donation to VIEW
Club in Tasmania, has a small but younger women recently hosting their and all materials were supplied by the
Hdedicated group of members who own VIEW fundraising Paint ‘N Sip organisers. An amazing $1,000 was
strive to create fun ways to raise vital aernoon. raised – enough funds to enable Hobart
funds to sponsor their Learning for Life Liv Dobson, a local artist and teacher, VIEW Club to sponsor one more Learning
students. for Life student!
and Kylie Swain, the school nurse at
Aer realising it was difficult to aract a local school aended Hobart VIEW “Our thanks to Liv and Kylie the
younger women to VIEW, the club’s Club’s Literary Aernoon Tea last organisers. We spent three hours
commiee decided to take a different November. Aer learning more about painting with Liv’s gentle encouragement
approach. They sought to ‘make VIEW, the pair decided they wanted to and had a wonderful aernoon,” said Jane
connections’ with a broader, younger organise a fun painting aernoon with Kerrin, a VIEW member who aended.
group of women by inviting them to donations going to Hobart VIEW Club “Connecting with a broader and younger
VIEW fundraising and social functions as and The Smith Family. group of women has been one of the
“Friends of VIEW”.
The aernoon was held at Dodges Ferry aims of our club over the past year.
By aending VIEW events, Hobart’s Community Garden with 18 participants “We are delighted to be at this point
Friends of VIEW can learn more about including four VIEW members. There where our “Friends of VIEW” enjoy
VIEW’s partnership with The Smith was a mix of ages and painting skill, but supporting The Smith Family, just like
Family and donate to the club, without everyone had a wonderful aernoon in we do. It was such a lovely day – we hope
the commitment of monthly meetings perfect summer weather! to repeat it!”
which can be difficult when juggling work
and family life.

Meet a member! When I learnt that funds were raised
for The Smith Family and Australian
children, I thought that
Mary Cheeseman was terrific.
from Maroochydore VIEW Club (QLD)
I became a Learning Club volunteer tutor
five years ago. I was aracted to being
able to interact with and learn from
“When I joined Maroochydore VIEW Club children who were also participating in
(QLD) in 2014, I hadn’t heard of VIEW. the Learning for Life program.

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