One million pieces of clothing for Aboriginal families
September 25, 2008 by Megan · 3 Comments
Nai-Beguta Agama Aboriginal Corporation in New Mapoon, an isolated Aboriginal community on the Northern Peninsula Area of Cape York Peninsula (Australia), desperately requires some fund raising assistance. They want to extend their Community Building to include a room for a Youth worker, a training space and two private counselling/office/meeting rooms. Their quote is $1,000,000.00. Imaginif… they could raise that much money!
Aware that they can increase their credibility and external funding viability by raising some funds themselves, they have opted to up the anti on the recycled clothes that they already make available for sale.
Quality used clothing is now required to help raise funds for the new center. Men’s, women’s, children and teens clothing/accessories are something that we can each give without any financial strain to ourselves. Can you imagine1,000,000 pieces of clothing sold at just one dollar a piece! Who needs funding when community is prepared to support community! Imaginif!
To give quality recycled clothing and accessories to Nai-Beguta please drop at or forward to: Imaginif, 30 James St, North Cairns, 4870. Clothes will be shipped to Nai-Beguta at New Mapoon via Sea Swift.
Any Social Work students out there who may want to do a placement at New Mapoon? I am prepared to be your external social work supervisor. The centre needs some assistance with planning and fund raising for the new building. There’s no free accommodation available so you will need to self fund your stay.
For more information about Nai-Beguta and their building fund raising needs:
Lizzy Bond/Services Coordinator
Nai-Beguta Agama Aboriginal Corporation
New Mapoon Community
P.O. Box 23
BAMAGA Q 4876
Fax: (07) 40693191
Email: lizzy@nbaac.org.au
Are you looking for easy ways to help the community?
The Teddy Tour desperately needs your help too.
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Thanks for this info! I am going to donate some nearly new good quality clothing I bought on Ebay recently. I will do a post about this shortly to get the word out.
Thanks so much LJP. The center will greatly appreciate it. Given you are in the States, it will be fine to slow ship it and perhaps send it directly to the center with a little note of encouragement. They will love to know that others are thinking of them and are willing to help them support their own community.
Doesn’t it feel great to help others. Thanks so much to you.
Hi Megan,
I would like to donate good quality & nearly new clothing for the Aboriginal children who lives in the dessert.
shall I send it to: Imaginif, 30 James st North Cairn? or is there any other addresses in the different state?
& do you think the aboriginal children will get them….for free? they don’t need to pay to receive the clothing that I send?
“as i dont like to send the clothing to places like smith family or st vincent depaul”
pls reply
regards
Nora