A Connect You Too Rio Carnival

Connect You Too, the Clarence Valley’s community transport and meal delivery provider welcomed customers, visitors and their family and friends to our offces at 134 Jubilee Street, Townsend on Wednesday 18th September for our Rio Carnival and open day expo.

The sun was shining, and our Rio Carnival day was a great success. We had displays from The Men’s and Women’s Sheds, Each Connect, Services Australia, Clarence Valley Library, Clarence Valley Seniors Computer Club, whilst HART Services had a stand explaining their local home care packages and Priceline Yamba offered blood pressure checks and jellybean flled webster packs.

Our new Hyundai Staria with the rear ramp and electric car Atto were on display. Many enjoyed giveaways and music, while meeting our team, and delighting in our free morning tea treats and BBQ. Visitors got to taste our meal samples from Clarence Meal’s new suppliers – Gourmet

Meals, Lite n’ Easy and Meals On Wheels Grafton, with many going home with their bellies full.

We would like to acknowledge the following local businesses for their support, discounts and donations towards our Rio Carnival open day: Maclean Hot Bread; Maclean Variety Meats; Coles Grafton; Grafton Hire; Stanfords Pharmacy; Heart of Space; Pure Hair Yamba; Maclean Newsagency; C’est La Vie Francaise;

Maclean Flower Box; Maclean Hotel; Hooked on Seafood; The Leaf Hub; Margot & Co; Advantage Pharmacy; Ammo Hair & Beauty; BWS Maclean; Botero Maclean; Penny’s Sweet Tooth; Ta’Chele Australis; NewsXpress Yamba; Kane’s Sport & Leisure; Flourish Educational Toys; Shoes @ Carney’s Arcade; Sanctus Brewing Co; Yamba Communications; K Hub Yamba; T’s Hair; The Greenhouse Collective; Nicole’s Hair & Co.; River Café;

Blueberries Smoothie & Health Bar; Dune’s Café and Clovelly Fashions. We had over $740 worth of raffes prizes donated with the following lucky people winning a prize – Shirley Wright; Josie Robertson; Kathy Page; Loretta Essex; Lorraine Want; Margaret Van Edmond; Edward Heaslet; Dot Drinan. Several lucky door prizes were handed out on the day. Connect You Too appreciates everyone’s support. We look forward to holding another great open day next year.

We had 93 colouring competition entries in four categories. The colourful artworks helped decorate our displays. Thank you to all the children and over 65 year olds that entered. Congratulations to the winning entrants – Annabelle Bowen; Kai McCombie; Sophie McNeilly and Jim Ditton.

If you need help with transport or meals, call Connect You Too at Townsend on 6645 3200 to see if you qualify for any subsidies or assistance.