{"id":2290,"date":"2023-10-04T23:40:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T23:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=2290"},"modified":"2023-10-05T23:41:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T23:41:12","slug":"lifestyle-st-leonards-residents-show-how-to-ingrate-yourself-into-a-new-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/lifestyle\/lifestyle-st-leonards-residents-show-how-to-ingrate-yourself-into-a-new-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifestyle St Leonards residents show how to integrate yourself into a new community\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2290\" class=\"elementor elementor-2290\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bc7223 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bc7223\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27aa67c\" data-id=\"27aa67c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca5efd5 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca5efd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>W<strong>hen entering a new village, a good way to put yourself at ease is to join a committee that helps the local community as it broadens ties with like-minded people.<\/strong><\/p><p>Lifestyle St Leonards \u2013 The Waves social committee member Anne Kennedy said the donation was part of the residents\u2019 aims to establish themselves in their new towns and make a positive impact.<\/p><blockquote><p>\u201cAs a community, we\u2019re all new to the area because we\u2019ve moved into Lifestyle, we want to be part of the community and we want to contribute to the community,\u201d she said.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>Lifestyle Communities\u2019 St Leonards \u2013 The Waves, in the township near Geelong, Victoria, opened in November last year. It is a 199-home land lease community.<\/p><p><em>The social committee hosted fundraising events and raffles realising there are people in a far worse situation.<\/em><\/p><p>Food Assist 3223, a charity covers Portarlington, St Leonards and Indented Head and provides pantry items, fresh fruit and vegetables, bread and bakery items, dairy and meat, to local residents in need, for both short-term and long-term relief.<\/p><p><strong>Volunteers run a weekly foodbank from Portarlington\u2019s St Andrews Uniting Church every Wednesday from 1pm-3pm.<\/strong><\/p><p>Food Assist has seen a 60% increase in the number of clients regularly accessing its food bank in the past 12 months, which it said was largely driven by the rising cost of living.<\/p><p><em>Lifestyle St Leonards social committee member Anne Kennedy said the group was pleased to make a difference.<\/em><\/p><p>\u201cPeople are doing it so hard at the moment and it was our way of helping,\u201d she said.<\/p><p><strong>\u201cOriginally we offered them the money to buy blankets. 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