Donations can be dropped off outside the main entrance of the tuggeranong basketball stadium. Brisbane we are back bringing you over a million books across 10 massive days all to raise vital funds for lifeline. 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. Telephone crisis supporter training course lifeline. Lifeline opshop locations for brisbane, queensland. Rain can also damage donations left outside, resulting in us having to dispose of them. We have more than 400 lifeline donation bins dotted all over queensland. But its not just books up for grabs at the lifeline bookfest brisbane. Where to donate used books 10 places to start money crashers. You can also deliver your clothing or goods directly to an awlq op shop or rehoming centre. You can drop off your wonderful donations of good quality clothes and household items to your local vinnies shop during business hours. Sign up to our mailing list for notifications about our upcoming book fairs. Lifeline charity donation bins unitingcare queensland. Books, donations, restoration, book fair buderim library.
The lifeline bookfest brisbane is on all long weekend, 8. You can drop your books off in any of the lifeline bins or take them directly to lifeline shops. The next lifeline bookfest in brisbane will run from saturday 17th january 2020 to monday 27th january 2020. We currently have 12 beds on site, but are expanding to 48 bedrooms with the addition of three new 12 bedrooms houses. Donations of items to sell in our retail shops are greatly appreciated. In fact, your couch or china cabinet, or dining suite could save someones life. Lifeline clothing and furniture donations unitingcare. Our centre is indebted to these two outstanding groups of volunteers, and their leaders, and to the generosity of the public who donate books. If you leave them outside, they could be stolen or damaged by the weather. Your food donation will help families across australia.
Lifeline harbour to hawkesburys book fairs are run entirely by volunteers. Buderim community library will be holding its annual easter book fair. Lifeline shop toowong book shop shop 723 high street toowong qld 4066. Lady cilento also accepts donations maybe just give them a. Lifeline brisbane donation pick up in brisbane, qld, 4000. Lifeline encourages donations of reusable items such as clothing, accessories, books, bricabrac and furniture. Lifeline shops sunshine coast lifeline sunshine coast. 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. Whether you are a book worm, a dedicated reader, a student, a book collector or someone searching for those long lost books to make your book series complete, lifeline bookfest brisbane is the place for you. Or, for larger donations, please take your donation to. Help improve the lives of future generations to break the cycle of homelesses. It is a 9 day event organised by unitingcare community and will conclude on 21jun2020. Make sure your gifts go inside lifeline donation bins or lifeline shops.
Lifeline bookfest brisbane is the largest second hand book sale in queensland and the biggest fundraising event that supports the 24 hour lifeline 11 14 crisis line. This lifesaving service offers suicide prevention and bereavement support over the phone as well as family and crisis support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Please always donate responsibly dumping at lifeline bins is a costly exercise for us with funds being used for waste disposal instead of funding the 24hour lifeline 11 14 crisis support line. Clothingclothestextile recycling in the brisbane city. Use your quality, preloved furniture for good by donating it to lifeline. Lifeline encourages donations of quality, used or unwanted items such as. Lots of second hand books for sale at excellent prices. We are always grateful for clean, good quality furniture, homewares, bricabrac, clothing, linen, towels, blankets, paper towels, toys for birds, cats, dogs, guinea pigs and rats, litter trays and clamshell pools for the summer months. Lifeline bookfest brisbane unitingcare unitingcare queensland.
Our book depots in hornsby and lindfield, coordinated by committees, run seven events a year. Lifeline canberra volunteers are distressed after dozens of rare books are stolen from the organisations book fair, ripping away thousands of dollars in potential revenue for the suicide. Does anyone know any charities other than the obvious lifeline etc that take donations around southwestern brisbane and logan. 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. I mean, lifeline, the lifeline book fest is coming up soon and their proceeds go towards their suicide prevention hotline. In the case of lifeline, the money raised is used to help fund vital 24hour telephone counselling services. Lifeline canberra there are many ways to support lifeline canberra. 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.
Uniting care community, who are responsible for the 247 telephone crisis counselling lifeline, hold regular bookfests around queensland, with the money raised going directly back into the training of counsellors. Please be advised that the lifeline australia is the national administrative office, the contact number listed above does not offer crisis support. The wonderful book lovers of brisbane and beyond helped raise much needed funds in june for the lifeline crisis support line. Lifeline bookfest is run all over queensland and helps to raise much needed funds for lifeline services. Sep 10, 2018 lifeline canberra volunteers are distressed after dozens of rare books are stolen from the organisations book fair, ripping away thousands of dollars in potential revenue for the suicide. Lifeline distribution centre clothing, accessories, bricabrac 267 harbord rd, brookvale 2100 5th driveway past officeworks. Australia is facing a national suicide emergency with more than 8 australians taking their own lives each day. Books, donations, restoration, book fair easter book market 2020. You can contribute to this great cause and get yourself some cheap books by attending one of the lifeline book sales that will be held by the lifeline harbour to hawkesbury division throughout the. Suicide is the leading cause of death for australians aged between 15 and 44 years. These items are collected for the purpose of resale in retail outlets to raise funds for lifeline services. Lifeline shops selling mainly clothes and at times smaller furniture items and household items book shops selling just secondhand books lifeline shops exist from the generosity of the local community when you donate your good quality, preloved items to lifeline they are sold to help raise vital funds for the 24hour lifeline. If you would like to volunteer, register your interest here.
Each year, the lifeline canberra bookfair recycles up to 1 million books many to our bookfairs, many to other charities, and to paper recycling. At our centre, we have around 180 active volunteer telephone crisis supporters and the team answers more than 34,000 calls each year. You can also place donations into the donation bins provided. Canberra lifeline book fair robbed of rare volumes worth. Lifeline shops exist from the generosity of the local community when you donate your good quality, preloved items to lifeline they are sold to help raise vital funds for the 24hour lifeline crisis support line 11 14.
If they are full, please do not leave donations outside the bins as they are likely to get damaged due to the weatherenvironment and we will have. 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. Contact the lifeline national office using our online form. Lifeline australia is an endorsed charitable institution by the australian taxation office. Book donations i am wanting to get rid of some of my book collection. Donated 91yearold brothers grimm book worth thousands by amy mitchellwhittington updated june 30, 2016 2. We have many types of shops all over queensland, including. The slightest bit of foxing, and its unsellable lifeline bookfest notwithstanding. Lifeline northern beaches holds four giant book fairs during the year.
Lifeline has numerous retail stores around brisbane where they sell secondhand clothes and household items. So, if youre looking for a new home for your books, bricabrac, furniture, clothing and homewares gathering dust on shelves, or youre wanting to make space in your wardrobe for some new threads, please contact your nearest shop. They provide the largest portion of funding and allow the continuation of lifelines vital 24 hour telephone crisis support service in the illawarra and south coast on 11 14. Lifeline harbour to hawkesbury is one of 42 centres around australia providing volunteers to answer the 11 14 crisis support line. Lifeline canberra have made the decision to cease donation collections given the current risks associated with covid19.
Bookfest jun 2020, lifeline bookfest brisbane, brisbane. Goodwill goodwill accepts used book donations for their resale stores. Brisbane charities that dont need your money brisbane. The donations go to stock the salvation army store, or to provide reading materials for salvation armys homeless shelters. When your kids outgrow their toys, you downsize your wardrobe, move offices, or decide to declutter, those items you can live without can make an enormous difference to someone elses life. We also partner with food companies who donate ingredients and services so we can produce essential items like breakfast cereals, pasta, sauce and tinned fruit and vegetables. We can not accept any donations at this time, but look forward to receiving your donations once we reopen. Lifeline shops are a community fundraiser for lifeline services in queensland and theyre a great place to shop. We are passionate about the transformation of lives, and do this through supported accommodation with 24hour onsite support and a full case management program. You can contribute to this great cause and get yourself some cheap books by attending one of the lifeline book sales that will be held by the lifeline harbour to hawkesbury division throughout the rest of the year. It costs us money to remove damaged items, meaning our 24hour 11 14 lifeline crisis support line misses out on vital funds. Shop donations the lifeline shops are the financial cornerstone of lifeline south coast. Consider donating your used books to one of these 10 organizations.
This is because furniture sales through lifeline shops across the state help fund the 24hour 11 14 lifeline crisis support line. Clothing cleanup offers a pickup service in sydney for wearable clothing, shoes, handbags, accessories including hats, belts, scarves and manchester. For more donation information, contact your nearest lifeline shop. By donating your unwanted goods, youre not only giving a once loved item another life, you are helping us give hope where its needed most. Goods accepted at different lifeline shops do vary, so please contact your local collection point for. Sheltered by grace is a homeless shelter based in logan, brisbane. Request a furniture pick up from lifeline unitingcare. Simply bring along your books for donation to the event and speak to one of the volunteers for assistance. This lifesaving service offers prevention and bereavement support over the phone as well as family and crisis support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Donate furniture, clothes and goods to charity vinnies. Donated books are required only to support establishing libraries in some of the 2500 primary. The uniform exchange provides a free community website which looks after uniform reuse for every school in australia. If you cannot make an event, you are welcome to donate below.
We have almost 800 lifeline donation bins dotted all over queensland, so its likely theres one near you. Looking for the best charities to donate to in brisbane. For more information call salvos 72 58 or visit your local store. Shopping at lifeline makes you truly feel as if you have taken an active. Lifeline book depot 267 harbord rd, brookvale 2100. And lifeline has collection vans that can go to peoples houses to pick up donations of books, and furniture or any other household items of use. For new volunteers on the day come see us at the information desk during the bookfair. Lifeline bookfest 2020 brisbane bookfest families magazine. We accept donations of all kinds of food and groceries from farmers, manufacturers and retailers throughout australia. Lifeline brisbane donation pick up in brisbane, qld. We have more than lifeline shops across queensland which sell donated goods, like clothing, books, furniture and bricabrac, to raise funds for our counselling and support services. 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. You can find dropoff locations in your community on the salvation army website.
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