It was the 1950s, and Coleen was just five years old with two young siblings and more on the way. Her mother was caring for the family, while they were living with grandparents as they waited for housing. It was such a difficult time – then The Smith Family entered their lives.
“They gave us food hampers, clothing and financial assistance,” Coleen recalls. “We never felt ‘less-than’; the caring people from The Smith Family made sure of that."
“They gave us food hampers, clothing and financial assistance,” Coleen recalls. “We never felt ‘less-than’; the caring people from The Smith Family made sure of that."
In 2021, Coleen and Michael retired to Lowmead, a small, rural town in Queensland. With no local VIEW club, Coleen, with help from an experienced member of the VIEW leadership team, set to work to start one. Within six months Bundaberg VIEW Club was formed, with Coleen as President.
The Club’s 45 members worked hard to make connections in their community and have now raised enough funds to sponsor four students on The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program.
After a lifetime connected to The Smith Family, Coleen can’t think of a better way to give back. “The impact The Smith Family had on my life was huge,” Coleen says.
The Club’s 45 members worked hard to make connections in their community and have now raised enough funds to sponsor four students on The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program.
After a lifetime connected to The Smith Family, Coleen can’t think of a better way to give back. “The impact The Smith Family had on my life was huge,” Coleen says.
