Welcome to the Sue Evans Fund for Families.
Sue's charity has been created to assist vulnerable families in the community.
The charity will:
- Assist people in their recovery from the Black Saturday bushfires
- Assist families who need additional support through the parents' well-being groups
- Help to fund a book on traumatic grief which has been written by the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement
Support for families in the community
Sisters do not come much closer than Sue and Carolyn. Their photo portrays their kinship, friendship and love. They shared their lives and their dreams. Their hearts were sufficiently full as to look to the needs of others.
Sue, Carolyn's sister, tragically died in the Black Saturday bushfires in Strathewen, along with Sue"s partner, Bob, Sue's son and his two mates. Sue and Bob owned the pet shop in Diamond Creek for nine years and were well-known and well-liked in the community, and gave so much of themselves. The bushfires were the worst in Australia's history, and have had a devastating impact across Victoria.
Sue and Carolyn were going to start a charity together before the bushfires. To make their dream a reality, Carolyn has taken the baton alone and is following through on their planned dream - Sue Evans Fund for Families. Carolyn is currently writing a book about motherhood and postnatal depression, and one-third of the proceeds from the book will go to Sue's charity.
Carolyn said: "We would like to be able to help the community in this way, in memory of Sue and her beautiful family".
