Retailer raises more than $1.3 million in annual appeal to support disadvantaged students 

 

An additional 2000 Australian students impacted by poverty will receive support through The Smith Family’s ‘Learning for Life’ program this year after Officeworks and its customers raised more than $1.3 million through the retailer’s annual 'Back-to-School Appeal'. 

 

The campaign, which ran from 26 December to 11 February 11, raised funds for The Smith Family’s ‘Learning for Life’ sponsorship program. 

 

Over the course of its more than a decade-long partnership with The Smith Family, Officeworks’ customers and team members have contributed more than $9 million through the retailer’s annual BTS appeal, enabling The Smith Family to provide more than 14,000 one-year ‘Learning for Life’ scholarships for students across Australia. 

 

The 'Back-to School Appeal' is part of Officeworks’ ‘People and Planet Positive’ commitment to support 30,000 students by 2025. Having already supported more than 40,000 students since 2020, and more than 16,000 Australian students in

FY23 alone, Officeworks revised this goal to support 60,000 students by 2025.