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Holiday makers’ lost property finds new home with the homeless |
| 18 October 2011 |
 Lost property left behind in a number of Cairns hotels and holiday apartments is being put to good use, through a joint partnership between Accor Hotels and leading charity Mission Australia.Property left unclaimed for more than six months, along with items the hotel group intends to update or replace, is being donated to the local Mission Australia Going Places team for local homeless people to use when they secure permanent accommodation. Going Places Service Manager Natalie Musumeci said the items donated are helping disadvantaged locals to get a fresh start in life. “As we celebrate Anti-Poverty Week, this program is a great example of what can be done in our local community to help people facing serious hardship,” Ms Musumeci said. “The people who we help at Going Places have often been homeless for a long time and have very few possessions. So when we are able to help them find stable accommodation, they usually have very little to furnish their home with. “Accor hotels in Cairns have donated pots, pans, old TVs, chairs and tables that are no longer suitable for use in their properties, to help our clients start their new lives. “Lost property such as clothing that holiday-goers have long forgotten is also now being put to good use by members of community who might otherwise go without. “This is a wonderful contribution from Accor that is helping individuals and families who are doing it tough in the Cairns region.” Accor’s Regional General Manager for Queensland, Neil Scanlan said Accor is committed to giving back to the local community and our partnership with Mission Australia helps us to do this. “Accor have been a partner of Mission Australia for a number of years and we admire the important and life-changing work the charity carries out to assist thousands of Australians in need each and every year. “Our Cairns hotels are very much part of their local communities and are happy to lend a hand in any way they can to help improve the lives of those less fortunate. By donating pre-loved hotel wares, furniture and lost property it is just one small way we can give something back to the communities in which we operate”. Mission Australia’s Going Places program is aimed at providing people who are living rough in the Cairns community with the support and assistance they need to find secure accommodation and to make the positive changes in their lives that will allow them to stay off the streets. In most cases, the circumstances that have led to their homelessness are complex and people need a range of support services to help them address issues including unemployment, poverty, mental illness, drug and alcohol abuse and family breakdown. Since last November, the Queensland Government funded program has assisted almost 150 people who were experiencing or at risk of homelessness, including 40 families. From 26-29 October, Accor hotel teams from across the country will participate in a three-day adventure challenge and aim to raise $250,000 for Mission Australia services across the country. The inaugural Accor Race to Survive: Mission Possible Australia will help Mission Australia transform the lives of disadvantaged Australians. For more information and to donate to the teams, visit www.fundraiseonline.com. -Ends- Note to Editor: Accor Hotels in Cairns include: Pullman Reef Hotel Casino, Grand Mercure Rockford Esplanade Palm Cove, Novotel Palm Cove Resort, Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort, Mercure Cairns Harbourside, All Seasons Cairns, All Seasons Cairns Colonial Club and Coral Coast Palm Cove Accor Vacation Club Apartments. Media Contacts: Mission Australia – Nicola Hazell (07) 3394 8114/ 0467 783 421 Accor – Ginni Ryan (02) 9280 9874/ 0417 200 556   |
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