In the 1990s and early 2000s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria conducted a range of exercise classes under the theme, "Move It Or Lose It". One such class was a pole exercise class for the Vietnamese community, designed for people 60 years of age and over. In this photo, a pole exercise class is being conducted outdoors, in front of the Vietnamese Welfare Resource Centre building. Each person in the group is holding a wooden pole in front of them at shoulder height, with their arms outstretched. A small, cropped version of this photo appears on page 8 of the 2000 Annual Report.COL photo of a group of people exercising with wooden poles, on a grass lawn outdoors. They are holding the poles horizontally at shoulder height, with their arms outstrectched in front of them. Behind them is a brick building, with a sign that reads "Trung Tâm Phúc Loi Xã Hôi Viêt Nam Vietnamese Welfare Resource Centre A program of Jesuit Social Services", with a logo on either side of the text.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, move it or lose it, pole exercises, holland court playground, vietnamese welfare resource centre, 1998, 2000

In the 1990s and early 2000s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria conducted a range of exercise classes under the theme, "Move It Or Lose It". One such class was a pole exercise class for the Vietnamese community, designed for people 60 years of age and over. In this photo,three women are exercising, with wooden poles, on a grass lawn outdoors. They are holding the poles horizontally, at hip height, in front of them. Behind them is a brick building, with a sign that reads "Trung Tâm Phúc Loi Xã Hôi Viêt Nam Vietnamese Welfare Resource Centre. The following text on the sign, "A program of Jesuit Social Services", and a logo on either side of the text, are blurred in this photo.COL photo of three women exercising on a grass lawn outdoors with poles, which they are holding in front of them at waist height. Behind them is a brick building, with a sign which reads "Trung Tâm Phúc Loi Xã Hôi Viêt Nam Vietnamese Welfare Resource Centre. The following text on the sign, "A program of Jesuit Social Services", and a logo on either side of the text, are blurred in this photo.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, move it or lose it, pole exercises, holland court playground, vietnamese welfare resource centre, jesuit social services, 1998, 2000

In the 1990s and early 2000s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria conducted a range of exercise classes under the theme, "Move It Or Lose It". One such class was a pole exercise class for the Vietnamese community, designed for people 60 years of age and over. In this photo, a group of people are exercising, with wooden poles, on a grass lawn outdoors. They are holding the poles diagonally or vertically, with their arms outstrectched in front of them. Behind them is a brick building, with a sign that reads "Trung Tâm Phúc Loi Xã Hôi Viêt Nam Vietnamese Welfare Resource Centre A program of Jesuit Social Services", with a logo on either side of the text. A similar photo appears on page 5 of the 1998 Annual Report, accompanying a brief report titled 'Responding to Cultural Diversity' (on pages 4 & 5).COL photo of a group of people exercising with poles, on a grass lawn outdoors. They are holding the poles diagonally, with their arms outstrectched in front of them. Behind them is a brick building, with a sign that reads "Trung Tâm Phúc Loi Xã Hôi Viêt Nam Vietnamese Welfare Resource Centre A program of Jesuit Social Services", with a logo on either side of the text.[On a yellow sticky note, handwritten in black ink] Vietnamese Community exercise class - Move it or Lose it!arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, move it or lose it, pole exercises, holland court playground, vietnamese welfare resource centre, jesuit social services, 1998, 2000

In the 1990s and early 2000s, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria conducted a range of exercise classes under the theme, "Move It Or Lose It". One such class was a pole exercise class for the Vietnamese community, designed for people 60 years of age and over. In this photo, a group of people are exercising, with wooden poles, on a grass lawn outdoors. They are holding the poles vertically in front of them. Behind them is a brick building, with a sign that reads "Trung Tâm Phúc Loi Xã Hôi Viêt Nam Vietnamese Welfare Resource Centre A program of Jesuit Social Services, with a logo on either side of the text. However, in this photo, the text and logos on the sign are blurred.COL photo of a group of people (some partially obscured) exercising with poles on a grass lawn outdoors. They are holding the poles vertically in front of them. Behind them is a brick building, with a sign which is blurred. As per other photos in this series, the sign reads "Trung Tâm Phúc Loi Xã Hôi Viêt Nam Vietnamese Welfare Resource Centre A program of Jesuit Social Services", with a logo on either side of the text.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria, ov, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, vietnamese, move it or lose it, pole exercises, holland court playground, vietnamese welfare resource centre, jesuit social services, 1998, 2000