As you may be aware, lifeline south coast had to make the tough decision to cancel the march big book fair. Lifeline harbour to hawkesburys book fairs are run entirely by volunteers. Lifeline volunteer pau hol left with a 1929 menu signed by don bradman which is up for auction and warehouse manager rochelle wilson prepare for this weekends big book fair at. 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.
Please show your support today so that lifeline adelaide can continue to support south australians in need. Please do not take donations to our warehouse please take extra care of yourselves. Now extended to 3 huge days, lifeline returns to oakhill college in castle hill with one of our famous giant book fairs. The last two sales even offer you a chance to do your christmas shopping at bargain prices. 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.
We have a wide range of fiction and nonfiction books, including rare books. Lifeline harbour to hawkesbury is a notforprofit organisation. 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. From the office of mission and wellbeing st augustines college. We have a wide range of fiction and nonfiction books, including rare books and collectables, childrens books, textbooks and foreign language books. Wesley mission martin place bookfair a fundraiser for lifeline. 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. The next lifeline bookfest in brisbane will run from saturday 17th january 2020 to monday 27th january 2020. The lifeline book shed is located directly behind our office at 4 park avenue gordon in the car park, off pearson avenue.
Better mental health begins with a free call to 0 120 446 if youre struggling with your mental wellbeing, it can be hard knowing what to do or where to go for help. 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. Home lifeline central west dreaming of a green christmas. Visit our events page to see our yearly calendar and find out when a book fair is being held near you or call the book depot on 0439 6 005. Lifeline northern beaches next book fair is on 2224 november. Its that time of year that has the booklovers of sydneys southern suburbs rearranging their bookshelves, giddy with anticipation at the prospect of truckloads of book bargains. Our book depots in hornsby and lindfield, coordinated by committees, run seven events a year. Abc southern queensland lifeline christmas appeal abc. Christmas message from lifeline volunteer andrew downie. Thousands of people are flocking to the lifeline sydney bookfair kicking off today at sydneys martin place. Lifeline canberra have made the decision to cease donation collections the current risks associated with covid19. The wonderful book donations end up at one of our famous books fairs. The few places that ive been to have said no or have been very selective, which is understandable. Were still accepting donations for the book fair, particularly games, puzzles, cds and records.
Lifeline banks on book fair funds central western daily. For many christmas is a time of loneliness, isolation, violence and family and relationship problems, or even thoughts of suicide. Lifeline encourages donations of quality, used or unwanted items such as. Its that time of year that has the booklovers of sydney s southern suburbs rearranging their bookshelves, giddy with anticipation at the prospect of truckloads of book bargains. At lifeline we believe that no one should have to face their troubles alone.
Alternatively, you can take part in our workplace giving program link. 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. Our next giant book fair the next lifeline giant book fair will be held at ted blackwood hall, warriewood. Dec 01, 2015 every year the pyjama foundation also hosts christmas parties throughout queensland, sydney and melbourne to help the kids in their program.
Lifelines giant castle hill book fair ryde district mums. Nov 28, 20 on christmas day over 2,500 people in crisis will call lifeline. Lifeline bookfest 2020 brisbane bookfest families magazine. Open from 8am5pm each day, you can browse more than 50,000 books generously donated by our community and help raise funds for lifelines crisis support and suicide prevention services. Each year, the lifeline canberra bookfair recycles up to 1 million books many to our bookfairs, many to other charities, and to paper recycling. Lifeline book depot 267 harbord rd, brookvale 2100. Where in sydney to donate a lot of childrens books and toys. Creating suicide safer communities since 1978, lifeline macarthur is dedicated to saving lives and promoting mental health in the community. It takes around 150 volunteers to run each book fair, so as you can imagine, we always welcome new helping hands. Lifeline canberra exists to support people in crisis and save the lives of those experiencing thoughts of suicide. The lifeline book fair will take place between 9am. Whatever youre planning to do, wherever youre going, however youll be relaxing and winding down, theres no summertime companion like a good engrossing novel. Your continuing donations help keep our telephone crisis support service 11 14 available to the community. Every year the pyjama foundation also hosts christmas parties throughout queensland, sydney and melbourne to help the kids in their program.
Our local loves them, i dropped off about 350 over the past few months. Please read the information below particularly our guidelines for what we can and cannot accept. From the office of mission and wellbeing st augustines. We will keep all our loyal customers up to date on any changes to our scheduled october big book fair. 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. 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. Lifelines big book fair at the illawarra sports stadium, berkeley. Mar 26, 2009 lifeline volunteer pau hol left with a 1929 menu signed by don bradman which is up for auction and warehouse manager rochelle wilson prepare for this weekends big book fair at kembla grange. Call 07 3256 8802 or check out their website for more. Oct 27, 2012 the premier book fair in the sutherland shire. Where in sydney to donate a lot of childrens books and. Or, for larger donations, please take your donation to.
If you have large items that you cant deliver yourself, please call salvos 72 58 visit the salvos stores website, or contact your local salvos op shop to arrange a collection. If you can make a donation now you can help lifeline cover the growing costs of our 24 hour telephone crisis support service 11 14. 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. Goods accepted at different lifeline shops do vary, so please contact your local collection point for.
Lifeline distribution centre clothing, accessories, bricabrac 267 harbord rd, brookvale 2100 5th driveway past officeworks. For over 49 years, our highly skilled volunteers have provided 247 support via our local 11 14 crisis support service. We recognise that people of all ages and backgrounds will come across challenges in their life. Rain can also damage donations left outside, resulting in us having to dispose of them.
Lifeline easter book fair volunteer tania ferris and fundraising and sustainability manager bess slater at the event, which raised more. With well over 4 kilometres worth of second hand books and so much more, its a whole day out that is not to be missed. Help us towards our vision of an australia free of suicide. Thousands on books available for sale in a variety of genres along with records, cds and sheet music. Put your books in a bag or box and bring them in to your local vinnies store or a vinnies charity bin. 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. And with your help we can ensure lifeline adelaide can be there for people in these dark times. The massive and marvellous lifeline sutherland bookfair is returning to sutherland entertainment centre from friday 5 to sunday 7 july for its annual feast of all. For many, lifeline is the only place they can turn to in the middle of the night when other services arent. 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.
Book fair 2017 calling for donations lifeline gippsland. 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. Wesley mission martin place bookfair a fundraiser for. Customers can drive up, unload their boot of books to donate, then go inside and restock their shelves. Brisbane we are back bringing you over a million books across 10 massive days all to raise vital funds for lifeline. We thank you for your continued support helping us deliver vital services to the. Please help us give a christmas to those who are struggling by donating nonperishable goods. But its not just books up for grabs at the lifeline bookfest brisbane. Lifeline launches big book fair at kembla grange illawarra. Our bookfairs are the largest gathering of booklovers in canberra. This is with immediate effect monday 23 march 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.
Our centre is indebted to these two outstanding groups of volunteers, and their leaders, and to the generosity of the public who donate books. While many of the books lifeline sells are visibly old, others look brand new and so noone will know you only paid a few dollars for the present. We expect to receive 2,500 calls on christmas day were always here with a friendly, nonjudgemental voice. We ask that this years focus be the inspiration for your donations as we again ask for your support in giving to our annual vinnies christmas hamper drive. If you love books, helping at lifeline northern beaches book fairs could be a great volunteering opportunity for you.
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. Lifeline darling downs ceo derek tuffield said, christmas can be a very difficult time for many struggling families and again this year lifeline needs your support and is looking for donations of. 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. Our main spring and autumn bookfairs offer around 200,000 donated items for sale. Lifeline canberras bookfairs raise a major portion of the funding needed to keep our local crisis support service running.
Can anyone recommend places in sydney that accept book donations. This year the smith family is determined to spread christmas cheer to the 638,000 aussie children who live in jobless families. Vinnies welcomes the donation of quality books fiction, nonfiction, childrens if youve read it and the quality is good, well happily accept it. Hi all,in a nutshell we are relocating to nyc in the next few weeks. Support the big book fair illawarra mercury wollongong, nsw. Lifeline macarthurs big book fair is coming to camden. 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. Lifeline south coast wollongong 2500 02 4228 0403 clothing, bricabrac, 19 auburn street, wollongong 9.
God they even have a massive book fair every year, and stereotypically people think reading is a good thing for humans to do. Your help, no matter how big or small, will help lifeline save lives. Lifeline warehouse to organise collection of bulk book donations please ring 07 3632 1010 or fill out the pickup request form. These items are collected for the purpose of resale in retail outlets to raise funds for lifeline services.
Lifeline canberra exists to support people in crisis and save the lives of those. The telephone crisis counselling service answers more than 30,000 crisis calls each year. Our book fair returns to knox in just over a weeks time. Lifeline book fair proceeds to go towards crisis support. You can donate nonperishable food at the bookfair near the book donation. On christmas day over 2,500 people in crisis will call lifeline.
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