WHITTLESEA: Doreen man’s focus on charity work
Nineteen-year-old Adam Williams of Doreen, who has completed his second year of studying a double Degree in Biomedical Science and Business Administration at Australian Catholic University, had the honour of giving back to the community.
Adam is following in the footsteps of his father Eric Williams and his late grandfather George Finniss, who organised the lifting bed-hoists at Austin Hospital and have arranged many other charitable works.
To further his education, last year Adam undertook a nine-month course, completing a Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance. As part of this course, he did a three-week placement at The Next Step Spinal Cord Injury Recovery in Epping.
“I learned that TNS would be expanding into a new, disability accessible gym where patients could complete exercises on their own,” Mr Williams said.
“Being a non-for-profit, TNS were not able to purchase new equipment, instead, relying on donations.
With this in mind, I realised I was in a unique position, through my connection to Freemasonry, to organise the purchase of gym equipment for this organisation’s new facility, as an act of charity, one of our core principles.
“With the aid of my father, we sorted through the formalities and were able to secure funds from my mother Lodge and the Freemasons Foundation Victoria, to purchase the equipment on behalf of the TNS, at a cost of $12,126.50.
“It is my hope that the donated pieces of equipment help their patients take the next step in their recovery from trauma and to help TNS again in future,” Mr Williams said.