Volunteer Work
Allen & Karen are both heavily involved in their community, and Allen has been a volunteer within many organisations, which all began with serving beverages for the "Crippled Childrens Association" back in 1989 when Allen's Mother, Aunty and Cousin were all serving board members for the Gawler CCA branch
Adelaide Plains Council Heritage Committee.
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Allen is a current elected member of the Adelaide Plains Heritage Committee 2021.
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Mallala Museum
Allen is a current volunteer at the Mallala Museum. 2020.
White Ribbon Ambassador
In 2013 Allen nominated to become a White Ribbon Ambassador to help promote the campaign to stop violence against women. Growing up Allen witnessed many of his female friends go through relationships where they were abused and mistreated. Along with one of his older sisters, together, they offered some of these female friends a place of refuge to escape the violence.
Gawler History Team
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Allen was elected to the Gawler History Team Inc. Executive Committee in 2019.
Allen volunteers his time researching, writing, documenting and making decisions within the framework of the history team.
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Humbug Scrub Wildlife Sanctuary
Allen was once a volunteer at the wildlife sanctuary (2009- 2010) but due to work commitments could not continue volunteering, however, he set up the Humbug facebook page as a way to continue to contribute to the sanctuary. In 2012, Neville Bellchambers stated that if it wasn't for the page, the sanctuary could well have disappeared by now as more than 70% of new faces through the sanctuary have come from learning of its existence through the facebook page!
Allen is still an admin of the page but has added current volunteers to keep the site updated with new information, stories and exhibits.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Humbug-Scrub-Wildlife-Sanctuary
Kapunda Mens Shed
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Although not a formal member of the shed Allen has volunteered as a computer teacher at the shed, as well as set-up and maintained the Kapunda Shed facebook page, and built The Kapunda Shed website
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Kapunda-Shed
Northern Light Catholic Parish: (ongoing)
Allen has built, and maintains a facebook page and website for the Nothern Light Catholic Parish of which his family are parishoners.
https://www.facebook.com/NorthernLightParish
The Coat of Arms Community Enclosure: (2012)
Being an animal lover, Allen lent his hand to create the facebook page and logo of this local young ladies campaign to revitalise this Kapunda icon found in Dutton Park
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Coat-of-Arms-Community-Enclosure-Kapunda
Editor: Author Me
From 2000 until 2004 Allen served as voluntary "Editor of Poetry" for the Australian division of one of the worlds largest online publishers. As well as writing his own work, it was his job to spell check, edit and help up and coming writers with advice and mentoring.
Crippled Children’s Association (Novita Services) Gawler
Through various years from 1989 until the closure of the Gawler branch, Allen helped with door knock appeals, fetes and serving the public through the Gawler branch of the assocation.
The Crippled Childrens Association is now known as "Novita Childrens Services"
http://www.novita.org.au/content.aspx?p=28
2010 - present
2010 - present