{"id":4753,"date":"2011-05-29T19:53:36","date_gmt":"2011-05-29T11:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/curtin-medalists-take-out-citizen-award\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T13:06:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T05:06:42","slug":"curtin-medalists-take-out-citizen-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/curtin-medalists-take-out-citizen-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtin medalists win WA citizen award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The volunteer organisation founded by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.curtin.edu.au\/news\/curtin-medalists-provide-food-for-thought\/\">John Curtin medalists Beverley and John Lowe<\/a><\/strong> has taken out the Gold Swan category at the 2011 WA Citizen of the Year Awards.<\/p>\n<p>From humble beginnings serving homemade soup to homeless people in 1996, Manna Inc. has achieved much and grown its services despite receiving no government funding.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Beverley-and-John-Lowe11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7930\" title=\"Beverley-and-John-Lowe1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/13\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Beverley-and-John-Lowe11-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Manna Inc. aims to alleviate the impact of poverty and hunger, change attitudes and create a safer community.<\/p>\n<p>The organisation now provides food parcels, clothes and blankets to homeless people and offers a Christmas program providing gifts for people suffering financial hardship.<\/p>\n<p>Manna Inc&#8217;s indigenous funeral service provides help for families struggling to meet the cost of burying a loved one.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008, a subsidiary, Manna Kids, was formed which now runs a school breakfast club, winter school uniform project and the a children&#8217;s cooking facilities project in primary schools.<\/p>\n<p>A senior citizens&#8217; 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