Feel the beat: Participants are taught to play the drums by the African drumming group led by Odai.
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Chloe Newnham
The International Day of People with Disability was on Sunday, December 3 and Kyabram District Health Service celebrated the following day by launching its new hidden sunflower disability program.
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The day was perfect, with many enjoying ice-cream, barbecued food and face painting and learning to play the African drums.
The ‘What We Can Be’ group helped to run the event and demonstrate activities.
All the stalls asked for was a gold coin donation.
On sale: Vikki Blelby, Megan Simmins, Max Broadby and Pam Park look after the plant booth.
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Chloe Newnham
With the day being inclusive to all, everyone enjoyed themselves.
Now that’s service: Workers from the hospital showcase one of the fun activities.
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Chloe Newnham
“It’s great to see everyone come together,” Irene Sgammotta, who was looking after the ice-cream stand, said.
“It was like this last year but there are more people.”
Face painted and sausage in hand: Eli, 6, and Ivy, 5, enjoy a fun day out.
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Chloe Newnham
The day wasn’t only about the many activities on offer.
Excited: Brian Croucher enjoyed some of the day’s fun activities.
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Chloe Newnham
Kyabram Health District Service began its new hidden disability sunflower program.
With at least one in six people living with a disability, the sunflower program is a way of signalling that a person might need additional help when it is not apparent.
All smiles: Debbie Lloyd at the cards booth.
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Chloe Newnham
The sunflower program is about making the invisible, visible.
KDHS is one of the first local organisations to introduce the hidden sunflower and is excited to help the community.
KDHS thanked all the local businesses that provided donations and Campaspe Shire Council for supporting the event.
