Charity Fund seeking more stationery items for Dandelion Support Network.

 

The Australian Office Products Charitable Fund has continued its fund-raising program with Dandelion Support Network as the charity group deals with a sharp increase in demand for its services.

 

Dandelion has seen a 30 per cent increase in requests for stationery, nursery and clothing items for children over the past year. 

 

In the last financial year, the group provided services to more than 2000 families with the number increasing to 3000 over the next 12 months.

 

The Charity Fund has once again committed to providing Dandelion with back-packs and book-packs and is seeking donations of stationery items from industry suppliers.

 

Charity Fund chairman John Donaghy said the office products industry’s support for Dandelion has been greatly appreciated by the charity, which last year distributed hundreds of book-packs to children in need.

 

“Dandelion ran out of the donated book-packs in less than two months last year and demand has only increased,“ he said. “I’m sure the industry will want to support them again and make a difference to the lives of more than 4000 children and their families.”

 

The items and quantities being sought for school book-packs are listed below:

•   Pencil cases 600
•   30 cm plastic rulers 600
•   HB pencils 1200
•   Hi-lighters - pk 4 600
•   Ball point pens - med black 1200, med blue 1200, med red 1200
•   Coloured pencils - 12's 600
•   Pencil sharpeners 600
•   Glue sticks - 21 gram 600
•   Scissors - kindy 300
•   Scissors - 165mm 300
•   Exercise books -   96 page - 225 x 175mm 900
•   Exercise books -   96 page  - A4 600
•   A4 binder books - 96 Page 600
•   A4 binder books - 128 Page 900
•   A4 refillable display books 600
•   A4 mesh zip wallets 300
•   Erasers 600
•   Whiteboard markers 600
•   Visual arts diary 300
•   Plastic document wallets 600
•   Coloured markers 12's 300
•   Maths sets 600

To register your interest in providing items, please contact John Donaghy – [email protected] or Nancye Cargill – [email protected]

 

Save the date for Christmas lunch

 

The Charity Fund’s annual Office Products Christmas Charity Lunch will be held on Friday, 24 November at Club York in Sydney.

 

To reserve tickets and/or become a sponsor, contact Nancye Cargill at [email protected]

 

PHOTO: AOPCF chairman John Donaghy and Dandelion general manager Gabby Humphreys at the charity group's Sydney warehouse..