Lynda Southall, pictured with Phillip Honan, left and Lindsay Honan, is hoping her hampers will help members of the community who are doing it tough over the holiday period. 87789 Picture: MATHEW LYNN
By NATALIE GALLENTI
LYNDA Southall doesn’t believe in sitting back and feeling sorry for herself.
The Melton South mother gets on her scooter every day and rides around the neighbourhood speaking to residents who are doing it tough and need a helping hand.
Now, after years of friendly chit-chat Lynda, along with a small group of Melton residents, has decided to take matters into her own hands and offer some relief to the many families who she believes “fall between the cracks”.
The group will be hosting a sausage sizzle every Saturday to raise money to make hampers, mainly filled with groceries items, for disadvantaged members of the community that are often overlooked by charity organisations and the government.
“A lot of people miss out because they are too proud to ask for help,” Lynda said.
“I can understand where they’re coming from. I’ve been there myself and I know how hard it is, especially at Christmas time and the school holidays. We’re just a group of people trying to help out.”
Lynda said she was frustrated with the public’s perception that disabled people are unable to help out in the community and was enjoying giving something back after she received years of assistance.
“It shows that disabled people can help out, that we actually do care.
“Why can’t we do things to make life easier for other people?”
