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Donating Material Aid to WAGEC
Everyone deserves to wake up in a safe space on Christmas morning.
We’re asking the WAGEC Community help women and families living in WAGEC’s accommodation this Festive Season in any of the following ways:
- Make a financial donation
- Give a digital donation card in lieu of gifts
- Buy merch on WAGEC’s shop
- Donate gift vouchers to women and families
- Host a festive fundraising event
Gift vouchers empower women to choose and purchase the gifts that they know their family needs. We will gratefully accept vouchers from any of the following retailers:
- Myer
- David Jones
- Kmart
- Target
- JB Hi Fi
- Rebel Sport
- iTunes
- Smiggle
- Booktopia
- Online gift cards from Prezzee.com.au or egiftit.com.au
Suggested gift voucher amount is $25- $50.
To organise drop off of gift vouchers, please email donations@wagec.org.au. When dropping off gift vouchers please follow the current NSW Health Guidelines, including checking in via the Service NSW app. If you are experiencing any flu-like symptoms, please do not attend to drop off vouchers.
Here are some things to keep in mind when donating any of the following items:
Non-Perishable food donations must be in date and unopened. Frequently needed items include
o tinned meat such as spam and tuna
o two minute noodles and ready made rice and pasta meals
o tinned baked beans and spaghetti
o bottled water, tea and coffee
o Long life milk and juice poppers
Toiletries must be standard size – no hotel/travel sized. Clients can stay in our refuges for a number of months so these are more suitable.
Sanitary items must be unopened.
Linen must be new and unused.
Opal cards and gift vouchers for any amount are useful. Pre loaded and activated means they are easy to use for someone in need.
Technology items such a phones, tablets and laptops can help someone be safely contactable or study. Items from after 2012 that can turn on, has no cracked screen and includes a charger will be of great use.
The reason we request that donations such as clothing or linen be new and unused is that quality items help restore dignity for women and their families after experiences of homelessness and domestic violence. Items like gift vouchers are important and useful because they provide autonomy for women to choose the items they know their families need.
If you can support WAGEC with items that fit the above please reach out on 9319 4088 (opt 2) or email donations@wagec.org.au
Items we cannot accept
Second hand clothing
Second-hand linen
Second-hand electrical items
Second-hand baby items. For baby and children’s items that we cannot accept, we suggest Mummies Paying it Forward who frequently provide aid to our clients and many other charities in Sydney. http://www.mummiespayingitforward.org.au/
For used bras, we suggest contacting Support The Girls - https://supportthegirls.com.au/
We have very limited storage for large items such as furniture. To donate furniture please contact The Run For Good Project who support a number of organisations including WAGEC. https://www.runforgoodproject.com.au/
If there are items you would like to donate that we cannot accept, we suggest reaching out to Wayside Chapel, Mudgingal, Lou’s Place and Dress for Success.