Community Involvement Club Home Page
Frequently Asked Question:
What is Community Involvement (CI)?
- Community Involvement (CI) is a social action club, a group of volunteers.
We are not affiliated with any religious or political organisation.
This club is founded way back in the 1967, and formerly known as Social
Involvement (S.In). This club has conducted some notable event and many
is recorded in "Thirty Years: A History of Clubs and Societies at
Monash University 1962 - 1992" (editors: Edwina Hanlon & Justine Copley).
1975
... Probabaly one of the most impressive clubs in exixtence in 1975 was
Social Involvement. During '75 they came up with the idea of a mobile
soup kitchen which was to replace a recently closed Fitzroy drop-in
centre. This exercise required much work on their side, but it was
extremely successful ans well organised as an excellent demonstration of
social action. ...
1979
... Social Work students brought in Brian Lauer who was a lecturer in
Humanities at Griffith University, Queensland. The lecture was of interest
to other fields of study - for example Social Involvement members and
the general Monash Left - as he encompassed the political basis for his
determination of human need. ...
1988
... The Social Involvement group continued its programs of community involvement.
Their programs for the year included visits to Winlaton Youth Training Centre
for Young Women, Oakleigh Centre for Intellectually handicapped and Westall High
School. ...
1991
... In 1991, the Social Involvement group continued its programmes aimed at
helping others in the community. In this year programmes included visits to
Westall College, Dixon House, a family and community resource centre located
near Monash, and Manchester United Aged Centre. ...
In 1993 we decided to change the name in order
to match our goal more closely, that is to help the community, especially the
needy. While there are a lot of other more vocal organisations, we believe
that actions speaks louder than words.
Our activities are more down to earth, such as helping the community
especially the one around us (in Melbourne). We are currently helps a number
of social organisations by supplying volunteers.
Those organisation are:
And these will be extended further
in accordance with members' request.
How can I get involved?
- Easy, just come to our weekly meeting
on Thursday 1:00pm at room 204 in Menzies Building.
The activities coordinators (if they are around) will explain the activities and
you can choose any one. If you choose not to join any, it does not matter. Just
stick around if you enjoy the company of us (and also our parties - which is
often done to celebrate just about anything).
Do CI have activities other than volunteering?
- As indicated in the answer of previous question; yes, we do! We have
parties
(volunteers are not boring) and also go out either for a camp or just
a picnic. We are very active socially, and are very open to any interesting social
activities. As a member you can just throw in the idea during our weekly meeting
and together we will decide on it.
For up to date information on our social function, come to our weekly
meeting or read The Universal on this page regularly.
How much do we have to pay to join in?
- Good news for you. Unlike other clubs, we do not charge for membership.
It is free, and no catch.
I have more question!
- Good! Feel free to drop in anytime during our weekly meeting,
or mail
to us.
For more information:
Mail to Kara (klcam1@student.monash.edu.au)
also visit
Aryanto's 
Home Page
- the Phantom of CI (who created
and
maintain this homepage, but rarely shows up in weekly meeting).
Last updated: 08/09/1996