Rainbow Connection Singing Group Goals 2014 The Vision Rainbow Connection is a singing group for fun and friendship, envisioned and transpired from an existing grassroots program in the Logan Community It was initially brainstormed by a lady with big dreams and in doing so the stepping stone of visualisation and the seed was planted! With ripple effect a baby project conspired by two meetings of minds with the view to turn people’s lives around from all diverse backgrounds with the good intent of teaching techniques for those who had a need to find way to heal and doing it in a way that was simple beneficial and affordable. In the community and surrounding areas of Logan and so with the assistance with funding for projects via the already established Logan Women’s Health and Wellbeing Centre and the LIFESTYLE CHALLENGE was officially activated and for many women who had accessed and utilised the centre on a regular basis then became part of the bigger picture “To Dream Big “without limitations. The Wise and Well Singing group was formed as part of the project as well as including other activities that benefitted the lives of women from the ages 18 years and over. The lifestyle Challenge was overseen and then carried on through The Living well Community program up until the for closure of the Centre in August 2013 when it was decided to relocate to smaller premises and only offer counselling services to the community due to cuts to funding, leading to the closure of all the group activities delivered by many of the participants who had graduated through training programs and becoming Community Mentors. After the initial shock and the overwhelming feelings of being displaced and no sense of belonging in the community sector that many of the active Mentors used the skills learnt and a good report of building friendships and accepting that CHANGE isn’t such a bad outcome after all! It enabled us to bring to light the bigger outlook “To DREAM BIG” Grassroots pathways and an opportunity to expand and not to be restricted by having realistic goals and not leaving anyone behind, overcoming obstacles and finding solutions through other avenues Little did we know how much our aspirations and desires would open the doors for extended services for all our Communities within the Logan and outside surrounding areas with professionalism and individual specialised talents shared by each active mentor still in Logan. Our Journey and for those who wished to be actively involved and participated and still part taking to this day. Our Singing group with a fresh outlook disembarking seeing out the old year 2013 and making sure we still were out their letting the community and those ladies who ventured off to broaden their horizons with time out or tending to other matters amidst busy lifestyles like boomerangs they would return come and go! We shared our voices ~ tears joys friendships and bonding understanding connecting and self-love by finding ourselves through songs some favourites some not, expressing and exposing our vulnerability growing embracing the inner child and healing discovering who we are … With CHANGE Wise and Well singers became “Rainbow Connection” OUR DREAM the invitation extended for more men to join our singing group to accompany our newest member who joined us towards the end of last year, to feed our thirst with old and new songs and encouraging each other to find the Happy Medium within us all. Bringing out the best as a whole group and as inspiring notes of self-confidence giving our group a balance from both sides of diversity now that we are no longer bound to the policies and procedures under the banner of Women’s health and something that we have wanted as a group of women making way to include not exclude during our time in the health and wellbeing sector which only catered for women. Creating a safe and non -evasive environment that will enable a sense of belonging Structured and created to suite each individual needs as a whole group A fun filled tapestry of embracing culture and diversity With an open invitation for the faint hearted, if you got a voice, you can sing A room full of knowledge sharing expertise, you got passion, you want to dance to the beat Did we Mention Brain gym, for overall wellbeing A sense of belonging Ownership Laughter Learning Movement Flexibility Discovery Respect for self and others Friendships Support Who didn’t love Kermit the Frog? FUN Smile I think you’re Wonderful I Am You Are Part of “RAINBOW CONNECTION”
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 01:00:40 +0000
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