It wasn’t all fun and games though, and a lot of hard work was involved. This trip, Paul cleaned and repaired all the baking equipment, such as ovens, dough prover, mixers, walls and shelving, and also continued the bakery training for 12 other children. Paul said ‘The bakery’s biggest achievement this year was catering for a music festival called Playtime Mongolia. I had all of the older teenagers involved in the planning, production and service of vegetarian food to a large group of people. This was a three-day festival attended by 30,000 people so it was a fun challenge to have the kids preparing such large amounts of food, off-site and away from the comfort of the bakery. They smashed it out, and I was very proud of their incredible achievement.’
When asked what was next for Lotus Children’s Centre, Paul spoke of renovating the Glamour House (the home for the older teenage girls). ‘We need $6000 to repaint the home, replace the floor and curtains, add in a new bathroom, and update the furniture. Hopefully we can raise these funds soon as we’d like to get this done as soon as possible for the girls,’ said Paul.
It wasn’t all fun and games though, and a lot of hard work was involved. This trip, Paul cleaned and repaired all the baking equipment, such as ovens, dough prover, mixers, walls and shelving, and also continued the bakery training for 12 other children. Paul said ‘The bakery’s biggest achievement this year was catering for a music festival called Playtime Mongolia. I had all of the older teenagers involved in the planning, production and service of vegetarian food to a large group of people. This was a three-day festival attended by 30,000 people so it was a fun challenge to have the kids preparing such large amounts of food, off-site and away from the comfort of the bakery. They smashed it out, and I was very proud of their incredible achievement.’
When asked what was next for Lotus Children’s Centre, Paul spoke of renovating the Glamour House (the home for the older teenage girls). ‘We need $6000 to repaint the home, replace the floor and curtains, add in a new bathroom, and update the furniture. Hopefully we can raise these funds soon as we’d like to get this done as soon as possible for the girls,’ said Paul.
Back home in Australia, Paul’s passion for good food and enriching the lives of those around him continues. At St Luke’s Green he is very popular with the residents of our Retirement Village and Aged Care Home. If you would like to taste some of Paul’s food for yourself, call us today on 07 3129 9075 to learn more about village life at St Luke’s Green, Woolloongabba.
