By Jed Lanyon
Crumbz Craft received the Ron Goding Excellence Award from the Rotary Club of Healesville on Thursday 4 April.
The award perpetuates the memory of the late Ron Goding, a charter member and past president of the Rotary Club of Healesville.
Crumbz Craft owner Kay Trembath and staff member Alison Boyd accepted the award at a Rotary meeting.
“I was just so humbled by the award, I was very excited to win it and I’m very proud of all of us here,” Ms Trembath said.
“When you’re doing what you love and somebody recognises you for it, it just says that we’re doing the right thing, but it’s also nice that what we do is what people want.”
Ms Trembath’s prize was a pastel painting of a helmeted honeyeater by renowned local artist Denise Smith, who regularly hosts art workshops at Crumbz Craft.
“I am particularly thrilled that Crumbz Craft has won the award this year, it’s lovely to know the winner and know where my painting is going,” Ms Smith said.
“I have known Kay for coming up for 10 years now, and have always loved her stylish shop and the way she does business.
“When she approached me to run painting workshops in her craft room I was delighted as she and her staff are such fun, positive, creative people to work alongside and we have had some terrific workshops there over the years.
“Kay’s commitment to the community and her customer service is spot on, every customer and person browsing in her shop is made to feel welcome and her staff are always helping a crafter up at the counter with a query, sourcing a product for them they can’t buy elsewhere or advising them how to finish off a project.
“Kay and Crumbz Craft are thoroughly deserving of this award for excellence.”
Ms Smith was a volunteer guide at Healesville Sanctuary for years and always paints animals and birds that are endangered, many of which are available to purchase from Crumbz Craft.
Ms Trembath moved to Healesville and opened Crumbz Craft in 2012.
