Weekend Opening Now open 7 days a week! We are excited to announce that we will be opening on weekends as of Saturday, 17 July 2021. We have received funding from the ACT government for an initial 12-month trial of weekend opening from 9am to 1pm. The Saturday and Sunday opening will include access to all the Community Hub services and facilities
Friends of the EMC Winter Newsletter Read about what’s been happening at the Early Morning Centre and what we have coming up in our Friends of the EMC Winter Newsletter. Read now
Guitar Donation In March we received a wonderful donation of restored, pre-loved guitars. The guitars had been restored by a lovely man named Colin. Colin volunteers with Soldier On and he also runs a charity where he collects and fixes old guitars and then donates them to charities and community organisations like the EMC. We are so grateful to Colin and Soldier On for
National Volunteer Week 2021 Monday, 17 May to Sunday, 23 May 2021 National Volunteer Week (NVW) is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteers. Coordinated by Volunteering Australia, NVW aims to acknowledge the significant and generous contribution of our nation’s volunteers. The theme for National Volunteer Week 2021 is: Recognise. Reconnect. Reimagine. Recognise, celebrate and thank volunteers for the vital role they play in our
The inaugural EMC Non-Event fundraising event We are pleased to announce that the inaugural EMC Non-Event fundraising event was a great success! Thanks to everyone who participated, along with the donations being matched by Hands Across Canberra, we passed our goal and raised a little over $11,000 through the event! This is a fantastic help to our organisation. As the event was
Friends of the EMC Autumn Newsletter We have some exciting news about a new trial to extend our opening hours to 7 days a week! Read about this and what’s been happening at the EMC in our Friends of the EMC Autumn Newsletter. Read now
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
Rotary Recognition The Early Morning Centre receives recognition from the Rotary Club of Canberra On Monday, 15 February, the Rotary Club of Canberra recognised the work of the Early Morning Centre by presenting the centre with a Vocational Service Award, as well as personally awarding our Director, Nicole Wiggins, as a Paul Harris Fellow. Named after the Rotary Club’s founder, the Paul
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,