Strategic plan 2018 2020 strategic plan 2014 2017 if you would like a. This is an organisation that has been serving the northern beaches area for over 40 years now and in this time, they have helped many thousands of people in their struggles with everyday life. Money raised at lifeline events supports the 24hour lifeline 11 14 crisis support line, which offers suicide prevention and bereavement support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Lifeline bookfest 2020 brisbane bookfest families magazine.
With seven shops and several major book fairs every year, we always welcome donations of quality books, clothes and bricabrac. Youll also find magazines and pamphlets, sheet music, comics, maps and atlases, talking books, records and cds, dvds, games and jigsaws. Lifeline canberra have made the decision to cease donation collections given the current risks associated with covid19. Lifelines newest retail store in gladesville will be officially opened by hunters. Entry to the lifeline canberra bookfair is by gold coin donation. Lifeline adelaides trained volunteers crisis support workers answer more than 46,000 calls and online chats each year from people experiencing crisis and, sometimes, considering suicide. The next lifeline bookfest in brisbane will run from saturday 17th january 2020 to monday 27th january 2020. Living in sydney in 1963, rev alan walker became aware of the need to. The chicago office of lifeline humanitarian organization, under the patronage of hrh crown princess katherine of serbia, is dedicated to helping all of those in need in serbia.
Thousands of people are flocking to the lifeline sydney bookfair kicking off today at sydneys martin place. Record crowds have flocked to the lifeline book fair in canberra, which is expected to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity. Donations are tax deductible within the limits of the law. Kawana bookfair a book for a lifeline sunshine coast. Or, for larger donations, please take your donation to. On any day, at any time, for anyone, there are between 40 60 volunteer telephone counsellors available 24 hours a day, for the cost of a local call. Mar 14, 2017 lifeline gippsland is asking the gippsland community for donations of books all categories to help them turn the 2day book fair into a successful fundraising event.
How your fundraising will help lifeline connect people with care. Matt is passionate about breaking down the stigma around mental health problems, becoming an ambassador in 2016 to promote positive mental health, particularly in the workplace, and to help challenge negative stereotypes. All books are donated by our generous community and our book fairs are vital to ensuring we can continue to provide crisis support and suicide prevention. Book donations for our oakhill college giant book fair oct. Thursday 14th is the big opening day but we will also be unpacking fresh boxes of books each day. More than just fundraising days, our book fairs are popular community events, where people from right across the northern beaches get together and connect in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Crisis support volunteer depression about lifeline gippsland. On friday more than 4,000 people attended the fair, with. Lifeline book fest is akin to christmas, hanukkah and my birthday, in fact every year i come in armed with a trolley bag and steely determination to nab every good book i find.
Goods accepted at different lifeline shops do vary, so please contact your local collection point for. We pay respect to elders past, present and emerging, and value the rich history, culture and ongoing connection of aboriginal and torres strait islander people to country. Tessa marshall, who joined our board in 2014, died by. Now is the time to go through those book shelves, study desks, bedside tables and kitchen shelves and clear out those preloved books and let lifeline gippsland. We will have 20,000 books on the weekend, donations come from lifeline in canberra and some come from lifeline centres in sydney, he said. We thank the talented artists who volunteered their time and talent to let our farming families know they are not forgotten this summer and to remind them that lifeline is here to listen on 11 14 247. Book donations can also be brought to the book fair itself on saturday 7 oct and sunday 8. Each year, the lifeline canberra bookfair recycles up to 1 million books many to our bookfairs, many to other charities, and to paper recycling. The telephone crisis counselling service answers more than 30,000 crisis calls each year. Brisbane we are back bringing you over a million books across 10 massive days all to raise vital funds for lifeline.
Our local loves them, i dropped off about 350 over the past few months. The lifeline bookfest is a long running secondhand book festival which is held a couple of times a year all over australia, including in brisbane. Thousands on books available for sale in a variety of genres along with records, cds and sheet music. Lifeline adelaide is proud to announce matt lobbe, port adelaide football club ruckman, as an ambassador for the service. The multiple categories make it easy to find popular, intriguing, useful and unusual books. Selected wollongong and shellharbour city libraries are also acting as collection points.
Charity book fair in canberra attracts record crowds abc. Sydneys vibrant art and film community came together at a dinner on the 7th march. Sep 20, 2014 record crowds have flocked to the lifeline book fair in canberra, which is expected to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity. Lifeline northern beaches has run hundreds book fairs thanks to the tireless efforts of our book fair volunteers. Lifeline is an essential service with a comprehensive approach to suicide prevention which includes the national 24 hour telephone counselling service 11 14.
But you aint got to be no square to enjoy books, from tolstoy, dancing cats and bird watching almanacs to snoop doggy doggs abc, bookfest has got you covered. Lifeline book fair epic exhibition park in canberra. Lifeline northern beaches holds four giant book fairs during the year. Alternatively, you can take part in our workplace giving program link. Weve supported good causes both nearby and further afield, providing manpower and cash donations. This invaluable organisation does everything it can, from suicide.
Alternatively, you can take part in our workplace giving program link to get involved to make a regular continue reading donate. Lifeline harbour to hawkesburys book fairs are run entirely by volunteers. Creating suicide safer communities since 1978, lifeline macarthur is dedicated to saving lives and promoting mental health in the community. Lifeline is a crisis support and suicide prevention service that is entirely nonforprofit. Iml pathology collection centres helensburgh to sussex inlet. Sarah winns dream of becoming a teacher came true at harvard, which she attended with help from the universitys generous financial aid program. Donate your books books can be donated year round at the wollongong or corrimal lifeline shops or selected southern. Please read the information below particularly our guidelines for what we can and cannot accept. Book fair 2017 calling for donations lifeline gippsland.
Made ongoing contributions to the federal governments planned. We have a wide range of fiction and nonfiction books, including rare books and collectables, childrens books, textbooks and foreign language books. Lifeline south coast would like to acknowledge the aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples as traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. With a wide range of fiction and nonfiction books, including rare books and collectables, childrens books, textbooks and foreign language books, you wont want to miss the lifeline canberra book fair. All books are donated by our generous community and our book fairs are vital to ensuring we can continue to provide crisis support and suicide prevention services. Lifeline gippsland is asking the gippsland community for donations of books all categories to help them turn the 2day book fair into a successful fundraising event. God they even have a massive book fair every year, and stereotypically people think reading is a good thing for humans to do. These items are collected for the purpose of resale in retail outlets to raise funds for lifeline services. Sydneys largest bookfair is being held again from 14 to 17 july 2016. The few places that ive been to have said no or have been very selective, which is understandable. If you cannot make an event, you are welcome to donate below. The lifeline book fair will take place between 9am.
Charity work weve got you covered with our charity work its important to be a member of your local community. Lifeline canberra have made the decision to cease donation collections the current risks associated with covid19. God they even have a massive book fair every year, and stereotypically people think reading is a good thing for humans. Having never been before, i wasnt sure what to expect. Your continuing donations help keep our telephone crisis support service 11 14 available to the community. Donations may be made to the alzheimers society or to a charity of choice. This september, you can indulge yourself at the kawana waters community centre book fair while helping to fund lifeline, one of our societys most important public charity services.
Over 110,000 books, cds, dvds, vinyl records and computer games. Book donations can also be brought to the book fair itself on saturday 7 oct and sunday 8 oct during the fair hours of 8am to 5pm each day. This is an organisation that has been serving the northern beaches area for over 40 years now and in this time, they have helped. Lifeline northern beaches is part of the national lifeline network, who are the leading provider of suicide prevention services in australia. Lifeline warehouse to organise collection of bulk book donations please ring 07 3632 1010 or fill out the pickup request form. Our work is made possible through donations from people like you who care about other people. Nov 16, 2016 we will have 20,000 books on the weekend, donations come from lifeline in canberra and some come from lifeline centres in sydney, he said. Sat 18 jul and sun 19 jul 9am5pm great hall knox grammar school pacific highway, wahroonga sydneys biggest book fair. As you enter the car park, there is a silver coloured garden shed on the right set back slightly from the car park and next to the blue clothing bins. Lifeline adelaide receives minimal funding from the state government, but the ongoing costs to run the service are significant, with each call costing. Lifeline gippsland was established to provide volunteer telephone crisis support and. Mr gould said every member of the lifeline south coast team deserved.
Our bookfairs are the largest gathering of booklovers in canberra. Can anyone recommend places in sydney that accept book donations. Our book fairs team will be happy to accept books at oakhill college during their setup on thursday 5 oct and friday 6 oct, between 10am and 3pm. Lifeline is honestly, across the board, a top notch charity that helps australians in multiple different areas.
Lifeline to launch dedicated bushfire response phoneline. The lifeline of donations may, 2020 news daily articles. Help us towards our vision of an australia free of suicide. Lifeline retail and donation drop off points lifeline sydney and sutherland ashfield 21 02 8922 9071 books 93 milton street, ashfield 9. Giving birth to the lifeline movement in 1963, wesley mission still operate the sydney and sutherland centres. Wesley mission martin place bookfair a fundraiser for. Jul 14, 2016 sydneys largest bookfair is being held again from 14 to 17 july 2016. Thornleigh book fair thornleigh community centre, thornleigh. Im pretty sure any of the charities would accept donations of books if you took them to their stores vinnies, salvos but dont put them in the charity bins you find in carparks as those are for clothes only. Fair value remeasurement gains losses on available for sale financial assets. Our centre is indebted to these two outstanding groups of volunteers, and their leaders, and to the generosity of the public who donate books. Lifeline bookfest is run all over queensland and helps to raise much needed funds for lifeline services. We will communicate when the donations will recommence via all forms of social media, this is an unprecedented time, please take extra care of yourselves.
And although they have a religious founder, theyre secular, so none of that funny business some charities get. Lifeline new york is a nonprofit 501c3 humanitarian organization. Lifeline distribution centre clothing, accessories, bricabrac 267 harbord rd, brookvale 2100 5th driveway past officeworks. Lifeline south coast honoured by uow illawarra mercury. Lifeline canberras bookfairs raise a major portion of the funding needed to keep our local crisis support service running. If you would like to partner with llcw and help to make a difference in the central west region, we invite you to make a donation using the form below. Goods accepted at different lifeline shops do vary, so please contact your local. Our book depots in hornsby and lindfield, coordinated by committees, run seven events a year.
Im pretty sure any of the charities would accept donations of books if you took them to their stores vinnies, salvos but dont put them in the charity bins you find in. Lifeline south coast wollongong 2500 02 4228 0403 clothing, bricabrac, 19 auburn street, wollongong 9. Seasonal or themed fair hold a valentines, easter or christmas fair selling. Whatever youre planning to do, wherever youre going, however youll be relaxing and winding down, theres no summertime companion like a good engrossing novel. Lifeline answers more than 40,000 calls each year, is owned and operated by wesley mission, and is one of 37 centres accredited by lifeline australia. As sydneys blocked drain specialists, were proud to partner with a number of local and international humanitarian agencies. Lifeline macarthurs big book fair is coming to camden. Lifeline banks on book fair funds central western daily. Aug 11, 2015 this september, you can indulge yourself at the kawana waters community centre book fair while helping to fund lifeline, one of our societys most important public charity services. Its on this weekend 10am til 5pm saturday, 10am til 4pm sunday.
Book donations for our oakhill college giant book fair oct 7. Donations can be made to the shriners hospital in montreal, quebec in her name. Lifeline book depot 267 harbord rd, brookvale 2100. But its not just books up for grabs at the lifeline bookfest brisbane. Wesley mission martin place bookfair a fundraiser for lifeline.
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