As you can see below, I have been Christmas shopping for our orphans for next year's Christmas whilst they still have very inexpensive, high quality gifts around this year.
We don't expect anyone to buy any at all, it's just that I only have one present to buy this year for my brother as the rest of my family are dead. It just cheers me up being able to do something I love for kids who have nothing.
Boxes will be going to the Territory in April and September next year for the baby sets to remote clinics, Careflight, The Aboriginal Women's Hospital as well as the orphans and foster kids clothing, Christmas presents; bras for the community teens and women.
Heirloom seeds for the 47 communities to grow their own food will go out every 6-8 weeks.
Our Postcards for Love Project is now finished permanently.
Meanwhile, I will be bagging up hundreds of baby sets for miscarried (under 1lb / 22 weeks and under); stillborns (all sizes); preemies (all sizes - small, medium, large) and newborns.
We do newborns for many reasons - emergency deliveries where mum hasn't had a chance to grab clothes etc for the baby.
Babies that come into Dubbo in a RFDS plane and is literally born on the runway whilst dad is traveling by car 6-10+ hours behind with luggage. Also cases where the family are living out of a car; the very poor families; teens who have nothing.
Newborns for the babies born in extremely remote areas where buying baby clothes is impossible or a 1-5 day trip to get to an expensive shop.
Packs will go to Westmead Hospital NSW, Careflight NSW / NT; Young and Dubbo Hospitals NSW; remote sheep and cattle etc farms in NT; remote clinics (NT, Tiwi and Torres Strait Islands in Gove Peninsula); Catholic Care NT (260 orphans and foster kids); Battered women and children's refuges (NT).
Photos will be coming within the next week or two of packs made up.
We are trying to source the best place to buy 50gm, 100gm bottles of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder as the company refuses to donate any. If anyone knows of a better organic brand (NOT Home brand) then please let us know.
(Maree)