In country areas such as Casino in New South Wales, access to public transport can be difficult. For many, this can lead to both physical and social isolation - especially for the sick, aged and frail. For those people, basic needs and appointments such as medical care (and other care services) and grocery shopping are difficult without access to regular transportation.
Thankfully, the Uniting Care Casino Transport Team has been around to provide transport for those in need through a team of volunteers using their own vehicles to serve others. The team not only provides vital transport, but also a listening ear and companionship for those who are travelling with them. Their service is in high demand, and can involve journeys over 250km. Between July 2009 and June 2010, the Casino Transport Team clocked in an impressive 2,794 trips, covering 242,354 kms! What an amazing service!
This amazing service by the Uniting Care Casino Transport Team was made the winner of the 2008 Business Awards Community Services Event. It is clear that what they are doing is having a significantly positive impact on the Casino community.
In country areas such as Casino in New South Wales, access to public transport can be difficult. For many, this can lead to both physical and social isolation - especially for the sick, aged and frail. For those people, basic needs and appointments such as medical care (and other care services) and grocery shopping are difficult without access to regular transportation.
Thankfully, the Uniting Care Casino Transport Team has been around to provide transport for those in need through a team of volunteers using their own vehicles to serve others. The team not only provides vital transport, but also a listening ear and companionship for those who are travelling with them. Their service is in high demand, and can involve journeys over 250km. Between July 2009 and June 2010, the Casino Transport Team clocked in an impressive 2,794 trips, covering 242,354 kms! What an amazing service!
This amazing service by the Uniting Care Casino Transport Team was made the winner of the 2008 Business Awards Community Services Event. It is clear that what they are doing is having a significantly positive impact on the Casino community.
As their volunteer base has expanded, the Casino Transport Team have recognised the importance of technolgy in operations, communications and marketing.
Through our donations program, DonorTec, we were able to provide valuable technical products for the Casino Transport Team. Over the years, the team has made use of Microsoft donations (Windows XP, Office packages) to better run their organisation. Some of the uses that the Casino Transport Team have used their donated software are:
Through the use of Microsoft office, the Casino Transport Team has also been able to better communicate their case to philanthropic agencies, communities and sponsors. As they are a volunteer organisation, this capability is vital to their fundraising efforts. They have also used Microsoft Office to better measure how their organisation is running. The use of Microsoft Access and Excel has given them a way to monitor their statistics and to provide valuable reports.
Here at Connecting Up, we would like to say a hearty, "congratulations" to the Uniting Care Casino Transport Team for continuing to support those in the community who are without transport. It's a fantastic service, and rightly deserves to be applauded.
To find out more, visit the Uniting Care Casino Transport Team website
