The Willunga Circle of Friends
John Bennett: 1929-2021
Vale John Bennett.
Died 17th June 2021 at 92 years of age
John was a founding member, long time supporter and Patron, along with his wife Marg, of the Willunga Circle of Friends.
The Willunga Circle was founded 20 years ago to help support refugees. John's was the friendly face each Saturday morning, for nearly 10 years, at the bottom of Willunga High St shining shoes. This was to raise funds for refugees but also to raise awareness of their often very difficult situations. John persuaded others to join him shoe shining and on the Committee, which now has 14 members. He was much loved by refugees he has supported. Some called him grandfather. The Willunga Circle will continue supporting refugee families and individuals as John would have liked us to do. He will be greatly missed!
"Supporting Refugees and Asylum Seekers"
The Willunga Circle of Friends is a non political, non religious group of individuals, affiliated with Circle of Friends Australia. We support refugees and asylum seekers in our local community. We do this through:
- Establishing and maintaining friendships with refugees and people who have arrived in Australia seeking asylum
- Advocating : through attending government and agency appointments, medical appointments, filling in forms, attending school interviews and linking people to appropriate resources
- Assisting refugees with living and working in the community
- Informing our local community through fund raising events such as the regular Shoe Shine Stall in Willunga High Street and fund raisers such as Quiz nights, Garage Sales and Film nights.
We raise funds to pay for such things as: sports teams subscriptions, medical and dental costs, tools for those on visas that allow them to work, legal fees, family re-unification, swimming lessons and other direct assistance to the people we support.
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