Rotary Central Melbourne supports Youth Projects (located in Hosier Lane) and St Mary’s House of Welcome (located in Fitzroy) who provide a wide range of services to homeless young people in the CBD and inner suburbs of Fitzroy/Collingwood.
This time last year, we provided a large number of sleeping bags to both organisations. These were quickly distributed and much appreciated, and we want to do so again. The need is real as the numbers sleeping rough have escalated and temperatures are dropping. Our objective is to collect or purchase at least 100 sleeping bags and distribute them by early May.
We have already received support from Bunnings Port Melbourne and we now need your support in any the following ways:
1. Donate any unwanted sleeping bags your family, your friends or you may have (in good condition that are winter grade).
2. Visit your local op shops to see if you can purchase winter grade sleeping bags (in good condition) for modest prices and drop them in to one of the committee members listed below.
3. Donate to Rotary Central Melbourne by depositing funds into RCM’s bank account (details below) by 30 April 2025 – and note as “sleeping bags”. Forty dollars will purchase one bag. If you plan to donate funds, please contact Rebecca John (email below) and let her know how many bags you are donating funds for. We will then purchase bags from a supplier who sell high quality winter grade bags at a very competitive price.
4. If you have sleeping bags you can bring them to the Club’s social dinner at the Emerald Hotel on 29 April. Alternatively, you may contact any of the following Community Service committee members either to drop sleeping bags off with them or for pick up from you, by Tuesday 29 April 2025:
· Tom Callander (East Malvern) tcallander@rigbycooke.com.au
· Rebecca John (Eaglemont) beng1@iprimus.com.au
· Rohan Williams (St Kilda) rdwrcm@gmail.com
· Peter Duras (Southbank) peter.duras@bigpond.com
Sleeping bags should preferably be “zero or minus 4 degrees centigrade” grade, but all will be gratefully accepted.
RCM Banking details are as follows:
Bank Westpac
BSB - 033000
Account Number – 791085
Please make a note of your name and the comment - sleeping bags.
If you have any questions, please contact Tom Callander.