Emmy-Lou’s Charity Cook Ups - Maitland 2320.

05/11/2026

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18/10/2026

⛺ Imagine having nowhere to call home, with four little ones depending on you 🥹

This beautiful mum & her four wildlings have lived it. And now they're back, helping me cook for others doing it tough.

Another beautiful full-circle moment! You know how much I LOVE them 😍

🙌 🥰 I WISH EVERYONE COULD SEE WHAT I GET TO SEE! People who've been through so much, giving back. It's SO special. It's never just about the meals, there's so much more...

🫵 🥰 THIS is what your raffle tickets and donations help make possible. Including generous CHRISTMAS DAY meals and gift bags for all the kids, love from Santa 🎅 ❤️

🎟️ Raffle tickets from just $5!
https://rafflelink.com/r/emmy-lous-charity-cook-ups/rockin-out-kids-at-christmas

🎄🎸 Rockin' Out for Kids at Christmas! 1st November, The Pourhouse. Who's coming?
https://www.facebook.com/share/1Av62nHktk/

It takes a tribe. So glad you're part of mine. ❤️

Emmy-Lou’s Charity Cook Ups - Maitland 2320. xo
- The.mountain.woman 🥰🙌🍀🐦‍🔥🌺🌈✨

Last Christmas Day, we cooked and served 100 homemade meals. This Christmas, I'm hoping you'll help me do it again. ❤️And maybe put a little Christmas m...

13/10/2026

Last Christmas Day, we served 100 homemade meals. This Christmas, I’d love YOU to be part of it. ❤️🎄

A warm meal, someone to sit and chat with, a Christmas gift bag packed especially for a child… these are the things I want to help make possible for Maitland locals doing it tough.
Every week, with the help of our beautiful kitchen volunteers, Emmy-Lou’s Charity Cook Ups provides nutritious, three-course home-cooked meals—FREE.

Some of the people I cook for are sleeping in cars or tents. Others are families quietly struggling to keep food on the table. Donations have slowed, but there are still meals to cook and people who need someone to keep showing up.
And that’s what I want to keep doing—with your help. ❤️

🎸🎄 ROCKIN’ OUT FOR KIDS AT CHRISTMAS
📅 Sunday 1 November 2026
🕛 12–4pm
📍 The Pourhouse, Maitland.

My beautiful, community-hearted friends at The Pourhouse are helping us bring everyone together for an afternoon of live music, food, drinks, raffles and good company!

🎤 Sophee Jean
🎸 Indelible Music

Both are generously donating their time and talent. Come hear them, bring your friends, and add a little ’50s or vintage flair if you feel like dressing up! 🕺

🎁 LOOK AT THESE LOVELY RAFFLE PRIZES - THANK YOU!
🌟 $250 prize — Depth. Colour Bar
🦎 Australian Reptile Park family pass — a fabulous family day out!
💳 $100 gift card to spend anywhere — James Henry Real Estate,
🚗 $100 voucher — Woodberry Mechanical Plus
☕ Five $15 vouchers — Coffee On Lawson
🎁 Prize pack — The Pourhouse
🎁 Gift hampers — Star Discount Chemist Beresfield and Tenambit Pharmacy
💅 Shellac hands treatment — Apple Nails
💆 Remedial massage — Flex Mobility Studio
✨ $20 off — Glossy Nails And Beauty
🔥 Firewood — generously donated by Rod Studdert

🎟️ 1 ticket $5 | 5 for $20 | 10 for $35 | 20 for $60
The raffle will be drawn at 3:30pm on 1 November. You don’t need to be there to win.

❤️ YOUR SUPPORT HELPS US:
• Keep our FREE weekly meals coming
• Buy ingredients, meal supplies, groceries and toiletries
• Cook and share free Christmas Day meals
• Put together children’s Christmas gift bags with a little love from Santa 🎅🎁

🎟️ BUY RAFFLE TICKETS:
[https://rafflelink.com/.../rockin-out-kids-at-christmas]

❤️ DONATE WITHOUT BUYING A TICKET:
[https://tickets.rafflelink.com/emmy-lous-charity-cook-ups...]

🎶 EVENT DETAILS—LET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING:
[https://www.facebook.com/share/1HHtDhVWev/]

Whether you buy a ticket, donate, come along, volunteer or share this post—you are a part of this. You help keep the meals coming and give local kids something lovely to look forward to.

Thank you to The Pourhouse, our musicians, volunteers, prize donors and everyone who keeps showing up for this community. ❤️

Please tag a friend you’d love to bring and share this post.
It takes a tribe. Thank you for being part of ours.

With love,
Emmy-Lou xo
Emmy-Lou’s Charity Cook Ups - Maitland 2320.
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03/10/2026

🎸❤️ Come for the music. Stay for the knowing that your Sunday did something really wonderful for the community.

We’re putting on a fundraiser with the coolest pub in town - my beautiful, community-hearted friends at The Pourhouse - and you are invited!!

Donations have been down, pledges fallen through, but the need hasn’t stopped.

There are still meals to cook, groceries & toiletries to help with and local people who simply need someone to keep showing up regularly, with a smile - and this Christmas, I want to give some local kids something really lovely to look forward to again ❤️

🎸🎄 ROCKIN' OUT FOR KIDS AT CHRISTMAS 😍🙌
Sunday 1st November 2026 | 12-4pm
The Pourhouse, Maitland

Come spend the afternoon with us - live music, great food, drinks, raffles, good people and a dress theme: ’50s or just vintage flair if the mood takes you. 🕺

And wait until you hear my muso friends...

🎤 Sophee Jean - a Hunter singer-songwriter with a powerful voice and gorgeous vintage feel, blending jazz, cinematic pop and country. Her voice gives me goosebumps!

🎸 Indelible Music - a talented four-piece sibling band from Kurri Kurri bringing loads of energy, musicianship and an infectious live sound. I seriously can’t wait for you to hear them.

Both are generously donating their time and talent - give them a follow ❤️

🎶 And we have room for one more act!!!
Could YOUR band be our third? Message me - or tag a local muso who might love to jump onboard.

Last Christmas Day, Emmy-Lou’s Charity Cook Ups - Maitland 2320. served 100 homemade meals.

Some of the people I cook for are sleeping in cars, tents, or worse. Others are families very quietly struggling to keep food on the table.

This fundraiser will help us through the tricky next four months - keeping our nutritious homemade meals, a sense of community and practical support going, helping with Christmas Day meals, and putting together children’s Christmas bags with love from Santa. 🎅❤️

BIG thanks to the local businesses who have already reached out to me -

The Pourhouse, The Whistler, The Food War Inc. Beresfield, Star Discount Chemist, Australian Reptile Park Coffee On Lawson, Woodberry Mechanical Plus, Apple Nails, Depth. Colour Bar Flex Mobility Studio, Glossy Nails And Beauty and Tenambit Pharmacy - you are all legends 😍🙌

🎁 LOCAL BUSINESSES - WE NEED YOU! 🎅

I’m still looking for raffle prizes and donations. A voucher, product, service, hamper, experience or contribution towards fresh ingredients and meal supplies would mean so much.

Please message Emmy-Lou’s Charity Cook Ups - Maitland 2320. if you’d like to help 🙏

Come and be a part of this ❤️

Bring your crew. Have a delicious lunch. Enjoy a top-notch drink. Buy some raffle tickets. Throw some coins in the donation bucket. Have a dance. Meet some lovely new people. Win a prize. Be blown away by the live music.
And most importantly, make a difference in people’s lives 🍀🐦‍🔥✨

❤️🎁 Tag a business, muso or friend who you’d like to see there.

Let’s fill The Pourhouse with music, generosity and beautiful-hearted people - and make Christmas a little brighter for local kids doing it really tough. 🎄🎸

🙌 More raffle prizes and surprises coming soon!

Event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1HHtDhVWev/

It takes a tribe.
Emmy-Lou’s Charity Cook Ups - Maitland 2320. xo
Grassroots not-for-profit initiative.

29/09/2026

I’m honestly so touched by this beautiful gesture ❤️ Your kindness will help us continue providing free meals, care and support to local families genuinely doing it tough in our town. Thank you so much, Cherry's automotive repairs, for helping us bring a little hope, food and happiness to our community. 🍒😍🙌🙏🍀🌞

🍒 Pink slips with a purpose this October 2026 🍒

Our local superhero, Miss Emmy-Lou, has spent more than 10 years helping Maitland locals doing it tough. Through Emmy-Lou’s Charity Cook Ups, she and her volunteers provide free meals and bring a little extra love to local families. Her recent post moved us, and we want to help. ❤️

For every car, caravan, trailer or motorbike pink slip booked and completed at Cherry’s during October 2026, you can choose to take part by donating the pink slip fee directly to Emmy-Lou’s Charity Cook Ups instead of paying it to us (donation must be made at the workshop, with a receipt shown as proof).

Pink slips are valid for six months from the inspection date. If your rego is due between October 2026 and April 2027, you may be able to have your inspection done in October and take part. Check your renewal notice to confirm you need a pink slip, and make sure you renew within six months of the inspection.

October spots are limited, so please book early!

📍 Cherry’s Automotive Repairs, 89 Elgin St, Maitland
☎️ (02) 4934 7262 — call or message us to book

Just want to help Emmy-Lou? You can donate directly without booking a pink slip. Bank donations are the most helpful way to support the Cook Ups:

Account name: Emma Carson
BSB: 112-879
Account number: 163 880 559

Any amount you can comfortably give helps. Want to know more about the wonderful work Emmy-Lou does? Visit Emmy-Lou’s Charity Cook Ups - Maitland 2320. 🍒

14/09/2026

❤️ R U OK? DAY & WORLD SU***DE PREVENTION DAY ❤️

If someone’s been a little quiet lately, check in. Send the message, ask if they fancy a cuppa. Sometimes knowing someone noticed can mean more than we realise.

If they start talking, give them your time. Put your phone down and really listen. You don’t have to fix everything — just stay with the conversation and let them know what they’re feeling matters.
You might notice someone withdrawing, sleeping differently, drinking more, seeming unusually low or hopeless, feeling like a burden or talking about not wanting to be here. Sometimes there are warning signs. Sometimes there aren’t. If something doesn’t feel right, ask clearly and kindly:

“Are you thinking about su***de?”

Asking won’t put the idea in their head. Listen without judgement, stay connected and help them find the right support.

❤️🧡💛 And if YOU need to talk, I’m a good listener and only ever a message away. I’m excellent at hugging and very average, but willing, at cooking too 😅 so please let me know what you need 💚💙💜

🍽️ ON THE MENU THIS WEEK - 63 homemade meals — all made with comfort and care ❤️
🎃 Roast Pumpkin Soup
Roast pumpkin, onion, garlic, leek, carrots, potatoes, turmeric, thyme, chicken stock & cream.
🐟 Old School Tuna Mornay
With corn & peas.
🍝 Penne Bolognese
With Paterson Butchery's premium beef mince, tomato, mushroom, onion & garlic, served with a side salad.
🍓 Fruit Cups With Greek Yoghurt
🍯 Ree's Caramel Slice

✨ Sweet Treat Angels of the Week — Ree Borg, Masters of lawn and garden care ✨
Thank you for helping make this week a little sweeter. ❤️

I’m also sharing my Maitland Area Resource List again. Please save it and pass it on — you never know who might need it.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15rizr8CHFIRDNcYjMoqKYyGD_IWtmZPh/view?usp=sharing

Look after each other, Maitland. Remember, you have to BE a good friend, to HAVE good friends❤️
Emmy-Lou’s Charity Cook Ups - Maitland 2320. xo

10/09/2026

❤️ BUY ONE. PAY ONE FORWARD. WARM SOMEONE’S DAY. ❤️

If you’re heading to the 'Su***de Prevention Walk' at Maitland Park tonight, keep an eye out for Chrisar Coffee Co. ☕️

They’ll be serving beautiful hot coffees, plus delicious cordial over ice with your choice of lemonade or soda - with no added sugar options available too! 🧊🥤

And while you’re there, you can do something really simple for another Maitland local:

☕ Buy your drink - add another one and pay it forward.

❤️ Your extra drink will be waiting for a local person doing it tough when Chrisar Coffee Co. joins Emmy-Lou’s Charity Cook Ups - Maitland 2320. at our special community event:

SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER
WORLD HOMELESS DAY + MENTAL HEALTH MONTH

Emmy-Lou’s Charity Cook Ups will be hosting our very special community gathering with a FREE, delicious & nutritious three-course sit-down meal, practical support, friendly faces and a welcoming place to simply sit, eat and belong.

Chrisar Coffee Co. will be there too, serving delicious hot coffees for locals facing homelessness, domestic violence, illness, financial hardship or another crisis.

A coffee or cold drink might seem like a little thing, but sometimes it’s the little things that say, “Hey, someone’s thinking of you.” ❤️

And on a night centred around su***de prevention, connection and looking out for one another, that feels pretty special.

❤️ A very special thank-you to our Major Event Sponsor, MID Support, and to Chrisar Coffee Co. for getting behind my little grassroots initiative and helping turn one small act of kindness into another. ❤️

It takes a tribe.
Emmy-Lou xo

***dePrevention