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🧸 New Toy Donations needed!

CaringKids accepts NEW toy donations for children 4 to 12 years who are caring for family members living with a disability.

Your donations are delivered to children inside a Joy Box.

We send our Joy Boxes to children all year round. Last year we shipped 509 boxes, this year we have shipped 400 already, and we have 120 children waiting for their Joy Box.

Can you donate…
🧸 Toys
🪆Games
🎨 Art & Crafts
🏉 Sports equipment
📚 Books
✏️ School Stationery
🏫 Lunch Boxes and water bottles

We accept NEW toy donations at Community Bank Clovelly and the Office of Dr Marjorie O’Neill Randwick.

Q. I can’t drop toys at Clovelly/Randwick. How can I help?
✅ You can ship toys too! DM for our shipping address.
✅ You can donate a tax-deductible toy via our online Simply Giving toy store. Link in bio
✅ You can donate tax-deductible funds to help us buy the very best toys and games on your behalf, at the best prices. Link in bio.

We regret we cannot accept pre-loved toys.

Thank you to all our supporters for helping us to bring joy to children who take on adult responsibilities caring for their loved ones. We welcome partnerships with toy wholesalers and suppliers -DM us for more info ✨

🌟🌟 Officeworks staff and customers across 13 stores raised funds for CaringKids in the month of June.

📌 Together, they raised $61,424 for CaringKids to bring joy to over 400 young carers!

🙏 We thank Officeworks store managers and staff, and every customer that rounded up their purchase in the month of June in support of CaringKids.

🫶🏽 Officeworks are making bigger things happen for children caring for family members with an illness or disability.

🎁 Their support and dedication during the Appeal to raise funds to fill up Joy Boxes with toys, games, school stationery and sports equipment, will provide over 400 young carers with a Joy Box.

🧍🏽‍♀️We also recognise and give thanks to Aiyla and her family. Aiyla is a young carer, and Aiyla shared her story and photo to highlight the experience of young carers for the 2024 Make a Difference Appeal.

🥳 We know you’ll be cheering for us and Officeworks when you read this news! We thank all our volunteers and our supporters for being with us on this journey to bring joy to children with caring responsibilities 🌟🌟

🧑‍🎄 It must be Xmas in July!! Our donation bin at the office of Marjorie O’Neill – Member for Coogee was overflowing today and packed full of toys, games and gifts to fill our young carer Joy Boxes. Our Sleigh.. oops..we mean our car was packed full of donations!

🎁 Thank you to the many secret Santa’s who spread joy all year round.

Did you know we don’t just deliver Joy Boxes at Christmas? We make Christmas every day of the year, helping young carers to feel special and supported.

Thank you to all our supporters for your generosity and kindness and Dr Marjorie O’Neill and office staff for helping the community to help others by collecting donations 💗 🫶🏼🧸

We accept donations of new toys, games, arts and craft, school stationery and sports equipment for children 4-12 years ✨

🎁 Did someone say Christmas in July? Thank you to the generous secret Santa’s 🧑‍🎄 who dropped off these donations of toys, games, stationery and art and crafts at our donation at Community Bank Clovelly

They will be packed into our Joy Boxes and will spread joy to children caring for sick family members. Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity 🙏 💗

The Officeworks Make a Difference Appeal held during the month of June was an opportunity for us to meet OW staff and managers from across 13 stores and to work alongside OW team members at our toy workshop. We made new friends and re-connected with old friends we met during the previous OWMAD Appeal in 2022.

We had the chance to answer questions about young carers and why we make our Joy Boxes, and to thank the teams personally for their continued support and encouragement.

The one thing that stood out the most to us time and time again was the effort and commitment staff members made to reach out to their customers in support of CaringKids and young carers, to host their own events to raise funds and to join us in recognising children with caring responsibilities.

The Make a Difference Appeal is something special to be part of, with the support of staff and hundreds of customers we can make sure young carers feel seen, supported and recognised.

Thank you Officeworks for choosing to support CaringKids again this year – and for making a difference to the lives of young carers.

Watch this space… more news to come …✨

🌟 DAY 29 of the @Officeworks Make a Difference Appeal!

CaringKids is thrilled to be 1 of 15 charities across Australia chosen by Officeworks staff to be part of the Appeal this year!

Aiyla dropped in to visit Wetherill Park store with her family. Thank you Aiyla for being an incredible young carer and sharing the joy of receiving a Joy Box with us. Aiyla’s photo has been displayed within all 13 stores – it has brought joy to so many and also raised awareness of children caring for their siblings or parents.

There are 2-3 young carers in every classroom and they need our recognition and support.

You can donate to support CaringKids at the following stores:

Auburn
Bathurst
Blacktown
Castle Hill
Dubbo
Eastern Creek
Mulgrave
Northmead
Old Guildford
Orange
Penrith
Wentworthville, and
Wetherill Park

Funds raised will fill up Joy Boxes for young carers with toys, games, school stationery and sports equipment! 1 days to go!!
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