Sue speaks about Gerard and VASS at the Global Gardens Fundraiser
At last Friday's Global Gardens of Peace fundraising evening, I had the honor of speaking about Gerard and his inspiration and drive for his garden at VASS. I also spoke about the beginnings of VASS as a place built purposefully for ventilated patients- originally for...
Gerard’s fundraising is still secure
You will all be pleased to know that the funds that Gerard has raised over the past 3 or 4 years are all safe and secure in a trust account ready to be passed onto the Global Gardens of Peace team. It will involve a trip out to Warrandyte to get the bank cheque. My...
Global Gardens of Peace Fundraising begins
Behind the scenes, the Global Gardens of Peace team have been working with Yooralla on an MoU, agreeing on how we can all work together to build the Food Forest on the VASS site. Now that discussions have taken place and the teams have reached an agreement, Global...
Sue presents at Rotary Preston
On Wednesday 8th June, I was the guest speaker at the Rotary Preston branch meeting. Geoff and David had previously been to visit the VASS site and were keen for me to let the members know about the project. I spoke on behalf and about Gerard and his love of gardens...
Save the Date -We are celebrating Gerard’s life.
We will be celebrating Gerard's life and our time we all had the privilege of spending with him. This informal, family friendly event will be held on the first anniversary of his passing - Saturday October 1st- at around 4 pm. Keep your fingers crossed for good...
8 Months is much harder than 8 weeks
Tomorrow (June 1st) will be 8 months since Gerard left us. At times it seems just like yesterday and at others, like forever. We miss his cheeky grin, his wicked sense of humour and his energy and motivation for his projects. I haven't felt much like posting. Actually...
Rotary Preston is working with us
On February 24th, Geoff and David from the Rotary Club of Preston visited the VASS Site to meet with myself and Susana from the Global Gardens of Peace. No photos as we were too busy talking and getting excited. Geoff and David both came with some wonderful ideas on...
The Restorative Power of Nature
Yesterday, the Global Tracheostomy Collaborative hosted their patient and family forum of which Gerard had been a part of many. The team provided an awesome acknowledgment of Gerard's life and paid tribute to his contributions to the GTC. The focus of the forum was...
Gerard’s Fundraising continues
Needless to say, our fundraising for the Food Forest has slowed considerably over the holiday break. Gerard would not have been pleased! To kick start the year off, we have decided to sell Gerard's books to get things started and to raise some more funds to go towards...
Global Gardens of Peace Fundraiser- OPEN GARDEN Saturday 5th and 6th March
The Global Gardens of Peace will host their first Open Garden for 2022 with @opengardensvictoria at Brookdale Farm, Emerald. It's a must see! Lovingly created over the last 20 years by owners, and long time friends of Sue and Gerard's, John and Michelle Rayner...
