Meet the Team: Nicole Sorby, Breakfast Club Coordinator

Meet the Team: Nicole Sorby, Breakfast Club Coordinator

A regular volunteer and event organiser of our popular monthly Breakfast Club, Nicole first started with The Sydney Retreat as a Retreat Assistant and was in fact rostered on when our very first guest arrived to start their 28 day program in 2021.

“I will never forget watching him as we sat around the kitchen table reading the Big Book, and seeing his realisation and identification set in,” she says. “From that first day, I knew that The Sydney Retreat was going do some solid work in the area of alcoholism and addiction recovery.”  

Nicole’s job evolved to include intake and admin. One of the things she really enjoyed in this role was being on the end of the phone when people reached out for help and experienced that first spark of hope. When she retired, Nicole asked to continue her role with The Breakfast Club in a volunteer capacity. 

“Volunteering at its core is giving back and giving back is something I was only able to do since coming into recovery. Today it is a vital and important part of my own sobriety. To go from having nothing to having something that might just help turn someone’s life around, is simply a gift not be taken for granted,” she explains. “When I retired, my sponsor with all her wisdom said to me, ‘You have retired from paid work,’ and she was right of course, volunteering keeps me busy but also keeps me in the middle of recovery.” 

Each month, Nicole works with The Sydney Retreat team to ensure the smooth running of The Breakfast Club. “These events help foster fellowship and connection and are a great introduction to the program at The Sydney Retreat. They also provide our alumni, volunteers and members of the recovery community an opportunity to hear a message of hope over a lovely breakfast,” she says.

Find out more about The Breakfast Club