By KATHRYN BERMINGHAM
SES volunteers showed the versatility of their skills this week as they held a fund-raiser barbecue in Pakenham.
Members of the Pakenham unit spent four hours selling sausages outside Supercheap Auto last Tuesday 29 September.
Funded primarily by donations, Community Education officer Jeanine Pushman said the unit was working towards buying a new rescue truck.
“We need a couple of hundred thousand dollars to do it, so that will involve a lot of fund-raising,” she said.
“What most people don’t realise is that the SES gets only a small stipend from the state. Everything else we need to come up with ourselves.”
Jeanine said the SES had been approached by Supercheap Auto and asked if they would be interested in holding a barbecue.
“It’s great that they’re getting involved with the local community and supporting us. I would anticipate there will definitely be more fund-raising activities with them in the future.”
