Project hotel shampoo for kids in care
June 27, 2009 by Megan · 2 Comments
You pay for your complimentary motel bathroom products in your room tariff so put the unopened ones to use: comfort packs for abused children in out of home care.
Too many children enter the care of the Department of Communities without the bare essentials, let alone the expected comforts that we take for granted: shampoo, conditioner, bath gel, skin lotion, etc.
Funding deficits, supply or even geography often impede the ability to ensure that our kids in care have their own supplies of personal products. Let’s change this.
Collect your shampoos, bath gels and lotions from hotel stays and donate them to be used in comfort packs for abused children placed in emergency care accommodation in the Cairns region.
Every time you stay in a motel/hotel, bring home your unopened personal care products to be used in personal packs given to children as they enter care. Shampoos, conditioners, soaps, bath gels, toothpaste, lotions, etc….those little products can make the world of difference to a child who has little to make themselves feel better.
You have already paid for motel personal care products in your room tariff so put them to good use and bring a little holiday magic to a child in care.
Collection point for the Cairns area is Megan Bayliss: 30 James St, North Cairns. Send, or telephone to arrange drop off, 07 4031 0489
Also required: New bath bags and unopened packets of tampons/pads. Good quality second hand children’s clothing in all sizes. Perhaps there is a service club out there who would be willing to source and donate new bath bags.
About Megan
Many thanks to Anna from Sydney who has sent a box full of Hotel Bathroom goodies. Anna, FANTASTIC – the kids are going to love the little packages we can make up from your box of Alladin Cave riches. Mxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Rachel from Cairns – you and your neighbour are AMAZING. Thank you so very much for your very generous donation of Hotel soaps, shampoos, conditioners, sewing kits, body lotion, bath gel, powders, and the back pack. FANTASTIC. I made up some little welcome packs in milk bottle baskets covered with buttons (they are very cute when all done up) and delivered some this weekend. I am also visiting foster carers this coming week so will do up packs for the foster carers to have on hand when they receive new children.