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Hand in new kid’s pyjamas for a worthy cause |
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| Posted by editor (editor) on Jun 10 2010 |
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State Member for Southport Peter Lawlor is encouraging local residents to purchase a pair of pyjamas for Queensland’s most vulnerable children. “I urge everyone to get behind the Pyjama Foundation’s pyjama drive which is part of a national charity drive to help the more than 30,000 kids in care across Australia,” Mr Lawlor said. “The Foundation needs PJs in all shapes, colours, and sizes. “Your donation will brighten the lives of children in foster care.” Founder and Director of The Pyjama Foundation and 2009 Queensland Australian of the Year Bronwyn Sheehan said when children enter a foster home they can arrive with little – or nothing – but the clothes they are wearing. “No toothbrush, no teddy bear, no toys and no clothes. Buying a new pair of pyjamas is such an everyday occurrence for so many of us, but for these children it can make a real difference,” Ms Sheehan said. “The Pyjama Drive isn’t our main activity but it is a little something extra that we can do for our foster families.” Child Safety Minister Phil Reeves said it’s a sad fact that around 7,500 children and young people in Queensland won’t get to spend the night at home because it’s not safe. “It’s a very worthy cause and one which complements the Foundation’s other great work including its literacy mentoring program for kids in care, using community volunteers called Pyjama Angels.” The Bligh Government provides $128,000 to the foundation to help fund its programs, while Education Queensland contributed a further $100,000. “The strong partnerships between the Bligh Government and community-based organisations like the Pyjama Foundation, are giving the most vulnerable children in our society a better life,” Mr Reeves said. “These types of partnerships are also providing these kids with more opportunities and hope for the future. “It’s crucial the whole community get behind organisations like the Pyjama Foundation that are dedicated to improving the lives of kids in care.” People interested in donating summer or winter pyjamas to the foundation are asked to drop off a set of girl’s or boy’s pyjamas, sized between 0000 and adult, to the collection points listed on the foundation’s website, thepyjamafoundation.com. There are a variety of collection points including Brisbane Central, East, North, South and West. Bundaberg, Cairns, Gold Coast, Gympie, Hervey Bay, Ipswich, Landsborough, Logan, Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba Alternatively, you can post them to The Pyjama Foundation, Level 1, 7 Hudson Road, Albion, 4010. Organisations that would like to get on board this campaign and become a collection point for pyjamas can e-mail the foundation on donate@thepyjamafoundation.com. Last changed: Jun 10 2010 at 12:11 PM
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