Excited! Excited!Excited!
Words Out West is a Readers and Writers Festival based in the Western Downs area of Queensland sponsored by the Western Downs Libraries. March 2021 will see a line up of writers, illustrators, educators and musicians do presentations in a variety of venues including country pubs.
Never been to Watta. No idea where it is, but I’d kill to be able to tell people that I had a Parmi at the pub with Shane Webcke.
Pyjama Angels:
The Pyjama Foundation works with Foster families across Australia with a learning-based mentoring program called Love Of Learning Program.
Essentially this means that trained volunteers known as Pyjama Angels are matched with a foster child in care and meet with that child for an hour and a half each week to read books aloud, practise numeracy skills and play educational games.
So far, Pyjama Angels are averaging
- 101,000 books read to children each year
- 714 Pyjama Angels trained last year
- 1,416 children supported each week.
My daughter, who did a ten year stint with Community Services, highly recommends the organisation.
#realheroesdon’twearcapes
Just Because:
Brizzy Mays Books and Bruschetta 
Maybe you can attend virtually? That would be a fun event even if you couldn’t “rub elbows” with the authors!
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Virtual events don’t do it for me, Muri. It’s more about travelling to a (new) rural area, spending a few dollars in a country town , dining in a pub with a history – all our old pubs have a history – and then having a vino with like minded people. And then there’s Mr Webcke. * sigh *lust
Enjoy your weekend, Muri.
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The Pyjama Foundation is a great organisation. I walk with a retired Principal who’s a Pyjama Angel. The Christmas made of books is also cool!
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Jillian, I read to Little People at the local Primary School for years, but only heard about the Pyjama Angels recently through my daughter. So impressed…..
Enjoy your weekend:)
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