community services access services final
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A short summary about what we are doing to be part of the community at UTS Library. Produced by Rosemary Wilson & Myself For Xtreme Access presentation at UTS Library.TRANSCRIPT
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• Community Services initiatives by Access Services
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It all started April 2009 with an email from Beth.
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There was a think tank where ideas were discussed- we decided on “Food For Fines” and Mission Australia as the charity.…
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In October we got approval – for 1 week
in December.
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2009 was a great success- it ran for 2 weeks and 13 boxes of food were collected. The positive response and publicity were overwhelming.
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Also in 2009 we decided there was a need for Justice of the Peace Service in the Library
So we considered who were most worthy and
Rosemary and Vicki were appointed.
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We covered the supervisor
2010 saw the emergence of the Knit Wits
And the tea room
We knitted blankets for Wrap with Love
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In November we delivered 14 completed blankets to the
Warehouse
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In 2010 Food For Fines was an outstanding success.
It ran for 3 weeks and almost 2000 items of food were collected.
We fed the homeless in a local shelter
for 2 weeks.
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All this enhances the image of UTS as a vibrant part of the community, not only a
centre of learning but also the city university with a social conscience.