About Us

History

River Angels was founded in 2011, by Lynda Donovan with a vision then (as today) to provide emotional, physical and financial support to people with cancer and their families in the Augusta Margaret River Shire.

The not-for-profit charity relies on private and community donations, corporate sponsors, and fundraising to operate.

Over the past 12 years River Angels has assisted more than 145 families, on average supporting 20-25 families at any one time for approximately 12 months each.

Mission

River Angels utilises available resources to serve the needs of clients with cancer and their immediate families.

Supports include:

Financial (such as pharmacy items, fuel vouchers, school lunches, grocery vouchers, heating, utilities, health and wellbeing and counselling)
Practical assistance (such as cleaning, gardening, food drops, household repairs and transport)
Emotional and community support

Resources used to provide supports are:

provided to River Angels in the forms of financial and in-kind donations
provided through volunteer time, skills and know-how
generated via three major fund-raising events throughout the year

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Committee Members

Lynda Donovan

Founder/Coordinator/Committee Member

I founded River Angels in 2011, during which time I have held the positions of Secretary, Treasurer and President. I have been involved in all aspects of volunteering including cooking, cleaning, gardening, transport, fundraising, and odd jobs.

In 2022 the River Angels Management Committee voted to employ me on a part-time basis as the Coordinator. I am very proud of River Angels and what we have achieved over the last 12 years and hope we can continue to provide this valuable support for our community into the foreseeable future.

Jesse Pateman

Chairperson

Jesse joined the River Angels committee as chairperson in 2022. She has also been helping raise funds for the River Angels for the past 7 years as one of the organisers of the AMRzons ladies charity football team. Jesse grew up in Margaret River and is so proud of our amazing generous community. She knows how the assistance River Angels gives makes such a difference. The charity Is very close to her heart as it has assisted many dear friends.

Janice Carrier

Secretary

Janice joined River Angels in 2020 to help support the Information technology which underpins the administration of the charity. Her background is in corporate information technology.

Volunteering has been a satisfying experience and a great way to use her skills to give back to the community.

Janice has also been actively involved in fund-raising for River Angels and finds it heartwarming to see first-hand how well the community supports the goals of the organisation.

Andrew Ross

Treasurer

Retired and finally living the dream after almost 3 decades living and working in the area, Andrew appreciates the opportunity to assist such a respected and valued community group through the skills and knowledge obtained from working in financial roles for the local, state government and private sectors.

Colin Davies

Committee Member

Colin is a recent arrival in Margaret River from Sydney. His involvement with River Angels stems from a desire to honour his late wife’s memory (she died of brain cancer in early 2022) using his professional skills as a management consultant including in areas such as business case development and funding applications, finance, planning and risk management.

Stephanie Kreutzer

Committee Member

Stephanie joined the River Angels Committee in 2020 and assists with promotion and fundraising. She is a passionate advocate for the group having lost her mother to cancer and understands the difficulties that cancer patients and their families face.

Stephanie believes that River Angels provides a vital service for regional residents, many of whom do not have extended family support

Ann-Marie Harvey

Committee Member

Ann-Marie joined River Angel Committee in 2021. Her reason to be involved is to give back & pay forward what she has personally experienced from River Angels’ support while also hoping to help with perceptions of someone who had received assistance.

Her main role on the committee is fundraising. Ann-Marie was involved in the organising of our first two Garden Party events.

Ann-Marie knows firsthand how important River Angels is to the community.

River Angels

13 Chuditch Place, Margaret River WA 6285
hello@riverangels.org.au
0403 430 838

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