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Our focus on supporting grassroots projects throughout Sydney can deliver significant outcomes to those in need. Here are some examples of the impact your donation can make.

Assistance Dogs Australia 

$240

Supports a puppy’s food and veterinary costs for 12 months

$420

Supports a puppy’s food, veterinary costs, accessories and training for 12 months

$720

Supports all the puppy’s activities, recipient training and hand-over

Asthma Foundation of NSW 

$250

Keeps their vital telephone information line running for one day

$500

Full sponsorship for a disadvantaged child with asthma to attend the annual Asthma Children’s Asthma Camp

$1,000

Train and resource the staff at a NSW school to detect and prevent asthma emergencies

Early Education (EarlyEd) Inc.

$60

Term fee for one child

$240

Annual fees for one child

$500

Educational resources eg toys

$1,500

Staff and resources for 2 session support group

$5,000

2 day Staff conference

 Easy Care Gardening Inc

$22

Provides a subsidy for each lawn mown

$140

Provides promotional material to attract volunteers

$2,300

Buys basic gardening and safety equipment for each new team

Forsight Foundation

$500

  • Provides learning materials for 5 adults
  • Provides whitegoods eg washing machine, etc for a group home
  • Lets 5 adults & staff attend Blind Bowls at Belfield for 3 Saturdays
  • Braille and Literacy learning for 10 adults

Hopestreet

$20

Provides a food parcel for a family in need

$100

Provides breakfast for up to 100 people

$350

Provides accommodation and intense support for the homeless

$3,000

Provides a 6 week training course for an unemployed person

Motor Neurone Disease Association of NSW

$84

Shower chair

$700

Gel cushion to avert sores

$1,400

Chair and lifter – raises person to standing

$2,650

Electric Hi-Lo medical bed

$6,100

Lightwriter - speaks typed words

$14,000

Electric ‘Tilt-in-Space’ wheelchair

Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA)

$15

Bale of Hay for the horses used in the therapeutic riding program

$25

Hooves trimmed by a farrier

$72

Coaching manual and Syllabus to train new Coaches

$92

Load of water – for dams and tanks during drought

$165

Enables a Coach to renew their first aid qualification

$750

Food, farrier and veterinary expenses a horse per year

$1,000

Purchases a saddle

$1,200

Allows a disabled person to use the service

$5,000

Purchases furniture and equipment

$10,000

Replaces a horse float

 

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