AA03 DROUGHT PACK PROJECT
| THE BREAKING OF THE DROUGHT
All around the countryside, the hills are stark and bare, The smell of a distant bushfire lingers in the air, And where the grass stood three feet high, it now is parched and brown. It seems that many months have passed since last time rain came down. In the valley lies a creek bed where the stream has lost its flow, Now reduced to muddy holes, where algal blooms now grow. The farmer’s stock that graze the land, they struggle to survive, And reserves are at their lowest, barely keeping them alive. For months the clouds have come and gone and only rolled on by, And now a storm is gathering upon the western sky. The horizon starts to darken as the clouds come rolling in, The countryside is silent while the clouds keep blackening. With a sudden clap of thunder, the clouds above now break, The silence has now disappeared, the land is now awake. The iron on the old tin shed is beating like a drum, Sounding a reminder that the rain has finally come. And as the rain continues, the water tanks all fill, Into the dried up creek bed, the water starts to spill. In the hours that follow, the land is spared from thirst, The creek is at a banker, with its banks about to burst. When the rain it finally ceases, the water tanks are full, The creek is briskly flowing, and the air, it now is cool. For the farmers, celebration as the land returns to green, And the stock begin to fatten, like the drought had never been. As a country Zone our clubs witness the devastating effects of drought in their communities everyday. Families who depend on the land for an income have been struggling through seven long years of drought. Even if the rains come, many of these families will pass on massive debts to future generations, even if they manage to hold onto their farms. Just to let these families know VIEW Cares for its Community, our VIEW Clubs have chosen to support women and families by providing packs of necessary health and hygiene products with a little luxury or two thrown in. Please join our clubs in collecting these goods or raising fund, so these disadvantaged families can use any spare cash to spend on their children’s education or school equipment. Toothbrush & toothpaste Mouthwash Dental Floss Shampoo & Conditioner Soaps Talcum Powder Deodorant Hand Cream Sorbolene Cream Sun screen Sanitary products Cotton Buds/ Cotton wool Bandaids Antiseptic cream/ointment Handtowel / face washer Bubble Bath / Bath Salts Combs, hair-brush Nail Emery Boards Moisturiser/ Facial / Pedicure items NOTE: These following products have been recommended by Drought Workers, as they are all essential items needed by women and/or families. Luxury or pamper goods have been omitted as these have been considered “not high priority” goods to a low income family. OTHER IDEA’S Gourmet Goodies, Sweets and Wine could be wrapped in a tea towel. Please keep in mind use by dates. |
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