IN a show of support for the Victorian State Emergency Service (VICSES) and Shepparton Search and Rescue (SSAR) volunteers, Greater Shepparton City Council will turn the Eastbank Centre, the Monash Park tree and the Mooroopna Tower orange and yellow on the evening of Wednesday 20 May.
The celebrations form part of Wear Orange Wednesday Day, or WOW Day, which is a national day of thanks for the thousands of VICSES volunteers who serve the community 24 hours a day, seven days a week through storm, flood, road crash rescue, and much more.
Council is making a slight change to WOW Day, to include our local SSAR volunteers, who do incredible work keeping our community safe while wearing yellow.
On WOW Day, Council is encouraging the community to dress in orange or yellow; host an orange and yellow themed event with your household or friends online; and help increase awareness of the amazing work volunteers do every day.
“Every day, our dedicated volunteers throw on their orange or yellow overalls to support our community,” Mayor Cr Seema Abdullah said.
“On WOW day, we’re asking you to do the same, by dressing in orange or yellow and posting a message to social media with the hashtags #sheppartonsearchandrescue #weworkasone #ThankYouSES and #WOWDay. Keep an eye out for some of our Greater Shepparton buildings to turn orange or yellow in support of our amazing VICSES and SSAR volunteers.”
National Volunteer Week runs from 18-24 May 2020. If you know a volunteer that should be recognised this year, you can give them a virtual ‘thank you’ on Council’s website. For more information, see here: http://greatershepparton.com.au/community/volunteering/thanks-to-our-volunteers\
