eKourier April 2014

CHARITY

Supporting Local Communities

years are; Sutherland Hospital Children’s Ward, NSW Asthma Foundation, Juvenile Diabetes, Cystic Fibrosis Association, Assistance Guide Dogs, Care Flight, Breast Cancer Foundation and in 2014 Bear Cottage and Steve Walter Cancer Foundation. It is a very important part of the Suther- land shire Eisteddfod to give back to the community and especially their youth, as all entries to the Eisteddfod are young performers with many suffering from minor to life threatening illnesses. To help out the Sutherland Shire Eisteddfod and their community, Kennards happily supplied donated storage space for their upcoming Eisteddfod. The children were all too eager to show their appreciation, having fun with the Kennards flag and hats!

Refugee Services, run by the Red Cross.

This quarter Little Sprouts will be giving away about $30,000 worth of baby items, as well as smaller packs and one-off gifts like cots, change tables, baths etc.

Boxes are gladly donated by Kennards.

T he Sutherland Shire Eisteddfod has been running for the past 28 years with 2014 celebrating its 29th year. Over those past 28 years Suther- land Shire Eisteddfod has run as a non-profit organisation with only volunteers assisting with the Eisteddfod. Every year the Eisteddfod Committee selects a charity or foundation, with all monies raised being donated to that charity/foundation at the conclusion of the Eisteddfod.

O n 25th March a fundraising lunch was held in Belrose raising money for some much needed help for our farmers out west. About 100 local friends donated items to put together toiletry hampers to raise the spirits of those families that are so isolated. There were also some generous donations from local businesses. On arrival in Walgett and Brewarrina, food and other items to add to the gifts were also purchased. The community raised $6,000 in cash and packed 80 hampers of goodies! The organisers behind the scenes, Megan Thomas and Mike Hartnell were very grateful to Kennards for the donation of boxes to pack the hampers in. “Thank you so much for your wonderful generosity and help”.

L ittle Sprouts is a Wellington NZ based registered charitable trust that gives away free compre- hensive and life changing packs

of baby items for babies in real need across the Wellington Region.

Each pack includes: safe and warm sleeping items, cotton and wool baby clothes, re-usable and

Some of the charities and foundations that they have honoured in the past

disposable nappies/wipes, a sling, baby books, toys and toiletries, other health and safety items (i.e. a digital thermometer, socket covers, smoke alarms), plus more. The packs are given away via wonderful organisa- tions like Barnardos, the Women’s Refuge, Salvation Army, Wesley Community Action, the Family Start Program and

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Kennards Kourier April 2014