International Women’s Day Morning Tea The Early Morning Centre is hosting a morning tea for guests and supporters for International Women’s Day on Thursday, 11 March. International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated around the world each year on 8 March however, as the Canberra Day public holiday falls on the same day, we will be celebrating on 11 March. As a focal
EMC Non-Event Event 2021 We’re excited to launch our first annual Non-Event event; a fundraising event where attendees can do whatever they want, or nothing at all. The inaugural EMC Non-Event allows you to not only support a very worthy cause, but it also gives you the perfect opportunity to either select an activity of your choice at a venue of your
Start of Footy Season BBQ The NRL season is kicking off soon which means it’s time for our annual Start of Footy Season BBQ for guests! There will be Canberra Raiders players cooking the BBQ and helping out on the day, including Monday brekkie volunteer and Canberra Raiders Prop, Sia Soliola. The BBQ marks the start of our popular footy tipping contest,
Guest Christmas Party 2020 The Early Morning Centre will be holding our Guest Christmas Party on Wednesday, 16 December at 12 noon. All guests are invited to join us. There’ll be lots of food, treats and hampers! Please note numbers are limited so you’ll need to register, please chat with our team to book your spot. More details to come… watch this
Governor-General visit on International Volunteer Day 2019 We were very excited to host a visit from the Governor-General and his wife in recognition of International Volunteer Day, on Thursday, 5 December 2019. Their Excellencies General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) and Mrs Hurley assisted our volunteers to serve breakfast, spoke with guests and volunteers, and took a tour of the
Canberra Homeless Connect Canberra Homeless Connect is a one-stop-shop for people in the Canberra community who are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness. The event focuses on the wellbeing and protection of vulnerable people by connecting them with service providers and a supportive community. Canberra Homeless Connect 2019 Canberra Homeless Connect 2019 was held at the Early Morning Centre on Thursday,
Homelessness Week 4 – 10 August 2019 Homelessness Week is an annual week coordinated by Homelessness Australia. The aim is to raise awareness of people experiencing homelessness and the issues they face. It is an opportunity to bring the issues of homelessness into the spotlight, well as the actions needed to achieve enduring solutions. This year’s theme is “Housing Ends Homelessness”. Right
On Saturday, 19 October from 2pm to 4pm a fundraising garden party will be held for the Early Morning Centre. Come and sit in Donna Stewart’s beautiful spring garden and listen to jazz from Geoff Page’s Charity Jazz Band featuring Paul Herbert (flute, harmonica), Oscar Bosman (saxophones), Geoff Page (vibraphone), Gary Floyd (guitar/vocals), Lesley James (piano), Ben Loudon (bass) and Allan Pennicooke