“Red Bike to me is a time to get away and clear the head , it’s about meeting new people, having a chat , and the odd beer with someone who might be struggling, I love riding up the beach with about 30 Red bikes , cannot wait for each year”
Mr Miller – Redbike Adventures Rider
“Dear Red Bike Committee Members
This letter is to express my deepest appreciation to you all for the dedication, hard work and commitment to funding this very needed service you give.
I have been in counselling with Mike since the beginning of the year.
I was in a dark place in my life made even darker by the cost and availability of help.
There are many people like me who are in need of assistance and can’t afford to wait for help and your donations have allowed urgent cases to be seen without prejudice of financial circumstance.
Each session with Mike bought a new dimension to how I was living my life and how I could improve it.
Putting into perspective issues I had with the past, dealing with them in the present and forging into the future with greater success.
A short time ago I found every hurdle in my life was a Mount Everest now I am dealing more realistically with each event.
Once again a very heartfelt thank you as you have made a sizable real difference in my life that I could not have achieved without your selfless funding.
Thank you so much“
Anon
“To the Red Bike committee and Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre
Thank you so much for your support. It means a lot to the people in this community, and it fills an important gap.
I would like to take this opportunity to communicate a few things about June.
The links between Red Bike and the Neighbourhood Centre a brilliant from my point of view. From a counselling perspective, the Neighbourhood Centre has a network of people who help people find support.
The Neighbourhood Centre provides a contact point for many people in this area.
In June there were a total of 37 appointments and there are two cases I would like to tell you about a little more.
The police were involved in a case involving sexual abuse and talked with the Neighbourhood Centre staff about the inability of the family to access counselling support. Through the generosity of Red Bike, they were able to link this family to counselling until other services become available later in June.
Another staff member in the Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre has been working with a family where there is a history of abuse and the services in Hervey Bay disengaged from the family (this has happened over years). They have felt alone and unable to find support. The Neighbourhood Centre has supported this family and has now linked them to counselling thanks to Red Bike. This family is in a difficult situation and the circumstances and history are now impacting all five members of the family. They have tried to access government support but have not found the assistance they needed. In this situation, there are likely to be more appointments over a longer period of time because trust with support agencies and individuals has been damaged.
On behalf of the two families above, I would like to pass on thanks and appreciation.”
Kind Regards
Michael Radic from Fraser Coast Counselling and Life Coaching.
