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Electric Vehicle Tutorial

EV Tutorial

One of members is a technical guru. He gave a brilliant presentation on the ins and outs and reasons for electric vehicles.

You can access the presentation HERE …..

We do this regularly on different topics including computing. smartphones and the like.

Community Service

Our shed has an on going arrangement with FLINTWOOD disability services, to provide articles for their clients to finish with painting / decorations. Above is one of the latest deliveries.

Flintwood were so happy to receive a large range of these for their clients.

It’s all part of our community service involvement, and we can provide these articles for no cost to Flintwood.

The articles are all made from re-purposed timber that the shed gets donated. Several of our members have become very skilled in using our CNC machine to create these products.

DGR APPROVAL from Australian Tax Office

Parramatta District Men’s Shed (PDMSInc), has finally been approved by the Australian Tax Office as a Deductible Gift Recipient!!!!!!!!!!

So what does this mean you may well ask?????

It now provides our shed the authorisation to receive Tax Deductible GIFTS and or contributions. But there are certain rules that have to be observed both on the part of the donor and PDMSInc.

GO HERE to see our official recognition ….. ABN registration and Charitable status.

GO HERE to read details about the rules and conditions that apply to these GIFTS or Contributions.

So happy we could sing and dance!!!!
We did it:….WHOOOOHOOOOO

Special thanks to Ian McHugh

A big “shout out” to our amazing strategic adviser who did all the work behind the scenes

BUSHFIRE Response

Special order
Special order

Our shed received a very special and urgent request from a very generous community member. She wanted 20 nesting boxes to give to a friend in the recently fire affected area. This was her gift and way of showing respect for that local community.

Our members grabbed this with glee and joy, started work immediately. They followed the design and cut layouts for a Ring Tail Possum and Micro Bat nesting boxes. We devised the most efficient and minimal wastage cut patterns from sheets of 15mm Marine Plywood ….

This project was delivered in less then a month. Our new shed friends Alicia and Julie were surprised and overwhelmed with the quality and speed ny which our talented team delivered.

Files are here: 1. Ring tail possum box; 2. Ringtail cutting sheet; 3. Microbat nesting box; 4. Micro bat cutting sheet.

Team who did the work
Handover to very pleased new friends of the shed Alicia and Julie

PDMSInc AGM ….

AGM Board elections and Sameer Pandey 2019

On Saturday 7th September our shed held it’s AGM. IT was well attended by membership and the full Board of 7 was elected.

Our shed then held it’s annual post AGM chin wag and “Party” where we discussed what was good, what was not so good and what new initiatives we could look at going forward.

Also in Attendance was Sameer Pandey Councillor for parramatta ward City of Parramatta Council. Sameer kindly officiated the election of Board Members.

Delivery of two STREET LIBRARIES:

Dundas Public School Street Library

Dundas Public School and Carabella day care centre are now the proud owners of Street Libraries built by Parramatta District Men’s Shed.

Our Men’s shed was approached with a request to build Street Libraries for these two organisation …. they both approached our shed separately. We were able to meet their needs through purchase of marine grade plywood. The design came from one of our members who has a street library themselves and so the design we knew would work.

In the case of Carabella Day care Centre the Library was installed by their handyman on Friday and on Monday it was officially launched …. by Tuesday it was “Chocker Block” with donated books …. How excited were they!!!!!

Carabella Day Care street library

Always something to do at our shed

Always upgrading and installing Machinery
Some of our Maintenance team

You can always see something going on at our shed …. either new / upgraded equipment being installed ….. OR

Using leverage not muscle

Making stuff for the shed’s clients or just for themselves …… OR

Just having FUN cooking chestnuts on a cold winters day and enjoying good “Blokes Humour” and friendship ……

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PDMSInc OPEN DAY 2018

PARRAMATTA DISTRICT MEN’s

SHED Inc.

invites you to attend our Bi-annual

Parking Attendants

OPEN DAY

SUNDAY 4th November

from 10am to 4pm Building 23,

No 1 Fleet Street North Parramatta.

Hand Crafted
Goodies Galore for Sale

Something for Everyone

This Year in collaboration with

Parramatta Foundation Day

celebrations

 

  Getting there

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Registered Charity

Parramatta District Men’s Shed now a REGISTERED CHARITY

In May 2018,  the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) approved registration of PDMSInc as a Charity .

The ACNC notes that “Charities play an essential role in the Australian community and are entitled to a range of benefits and taxation concessions because of their contribution to the public good.”

The registration of PDMS as a Charity recognises its role in the Parramatta Community and its contribution to the “Public good”.

PDMS Hon. Secretary, Rob Colless commented:

“The achievement of charity status very much aligns with our Shed’s mission relating to Men’s health. It is another major step in forming an organisation that will continue to serve the local community for many years to come. It also helps to raise awarenes of the unique role of our Men’s shed in the community”

“A very big thank you to the Acre Consulting team who worked on our submission for registration and dealing directly with ACNC on our behalf.

This was quite a big project for PDMS and included changing our Constitution to meet ACNC’s registration requirements.

Being a registered charity reinforces public trust and confidence in PDMS and supports our fundraising work.”

Acre Consulting has partnered with PDMS since its formation in 2012 and has advised on Strategic and Business Planning processes and implementation, as well as advising the PDMS Board on specific projects.

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