AAA bowls

Sometimes I sit in the office and do all the background stuff that facilitates things … but don’t get to see what happens IRL (in real life).

With Jill away with her dislocated shoulder I (Leanne) filled in for her and went along to our longstanding AAA Bowls program - run in partnership with Alphington Bowls Club (ABC) on Wednesday mornings. This program is supported by funding from Yarra City Council.

Such a great program! I was so impressed. And it was such a glorious morning. The sun was shining and the set up was amazing! The whole green was set up with a variety of bowls games, special foams bowling balls 🎱… along with some of the normal heavy ones and traditional games for those who had the dexterity.

And amazing volunteers. John and Vicki and Diana really know all the attendees so well and spent the time helping each person join in the right activity for them. While the participants learn skills the volunteers did a lot of collecting of bowls - to make it easy for those in wheelchairs and generally less mobile to have a fabulous time.

And Colin (who runs the ABC bar) was roped in to cook the BBQ.

After an hour or so outside we sat down in the club rooms for tea and coffee, fruit and biscuits, and then enjoyed a sausage in bread with onions and coleslaw. Yum!

It was lovely to see so many people out enjoying the fresh air and sunny ☀️ winter day sharing a sport that they loved.

Thanks so much to everyone involved. ACC is very proud to facilitate this great program and we really love doing it with our amazing local colleagues/friends/neighbours at ABC.