Don Pender is a long-time member of the Norton Community here on Access Norton. I have recently sought Dons’ assistance in finding a way that our devoted community can give directly to the most affected areas through people we trust. Don is as we speak, working with two local motorcycle clubs, predominantly ex-pat riders who reside in these vastly devastated areas.
I have worked in community care, disaster relief and a wide range of crisis environments over the past 20 years and truly understand how effective direct community action can be. For myself, it is not a role to be filled or a job to do; it is a way of life that has been with me since a very young age. Help your fellow man when they are down so to speak.
In discussion with Don, he has highlighted to me exactly how as a group of people, bound by a common love of the motorcycle, are working together to realise immediate outcomes for those who need it most.
All donations will be sent directly by you to Don. Don will then take the donations directly to the collection centre and it will be recorded in the collection book. The groups are assembling food packs to the value of about $10 each. They will be delivered personally by the group to the needy, no government officials or middlemen involved.
$10 will provide for one food parcel for one family
$100 will assist 10 families.
As you all will understand, this is but the tip of the iceberg. There is much more than food that will be needed but it is a start. I have no reticence whatsoever in believing Don and the group he is working with will prioritise the immediate needs of their community effectively and appropriately.
If at all you feel that you could contribute to resourcing these two groups who share our passions, then please feel free to forward a donation via PAYPAL and messages of encouragement to the following:
Don Pender via madass140@gmail.com
In Brotherhood
Dave Ross – Brisbane Australia (DKT26)
I have worked in community care, disaster relief and a wide range of crisis environments over the past 20 years and truly understand how effective direct community action can be. For myself, it is not a role to be filled or a job to do; it is a way of life that has been with me since a very young age. Help your fellow man when they are down so to speak.
In discussion with Don, he has highlighted to me exactly how as a group of people, bound by a common love of the motorcycle, are working together to realise immediate outcomes for those who need it most.
All donations will be sent directly by you to Don. Don will then take the donations directly to the collection centre and it will be recorded in the collection book. The groups are assembling food packs to the value of about $10 each. They will be delivered personally by the group to the needy, no government officials or middlemen involved.
$10 will provide for one food parcel for one family
$100 will assist 10 families.
As you all will understand, this is but the tip of the iceberg. There is much more than food that will be needed but it is a start. I have no reticence whatsoever in believing Don and the group he is working with will prioritise the immediate needs of their community effectively and appropriately.
If at all you feel that you could contribute to resourcing these two groups who share our passions, then please feel free to forward a donation via PAYPAL and messages of encouragement to the following:
Don Pender via madass140@gmail.com
In Brotherhood
Dave Ross – Brisbane Australia (DKT26)
