For more than 20 years Elvie Dickinson has been Treasurer of the Burdekin Neighbourhood Centre.
As treasurer Elvie looks after the money of the neighbourhood centre, puts together the budget and oversees that everything is done correctly.
Elvie does more than volunteer her time at the Neighbourhood Centre, she is also the coordinator of a support group for people with Parkinson’s disease in the Burdekin.
After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease herself in 2011, she noticed there was no support group for people in the Burdekin.
“I just thought that it was something that was needed and we meet on the fourth Friday of every month,” said Elvie.
“Parkinson’s is the second most prevalent neurological disease after Alzheimer's, in Australia. There are 18 or 19,000 people in Queensland, with Parkinson's disease.
“We help by what I like to call, a talkfest but we also have guest speakers as often as we can, they talk about different aspects of Parkinson's or the different ways that
you can get help for Parkinson's.
“We have people that provide help for people living with Parkinson's, the different programs that can help people.
Coordinator at Burdekin Neighbourhood Centre Natalie Saroglia said Elvie has mentored her and that the neighbourhood centre would not be what it is today without her.
“She has a huge heart and she’s here for the community and it's people like Elvie that make community organizations what they are.”
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