Stay tuned for information on the 2021 Bendigo Community Coat Drive

UPDATE

Our Bendigo Community Coat Drive has raised $18,410.

A huge thank you to the community, businesses and our staff and board directors who contributed to the coat drive.

Some of the efforts that deserve special recognition include:

City of Greater Bendigo: $10,000 grant.

Kangaroo Flat Enterprise Committee: $1500.

Rotary Club of Bendigo: $1500.

Anonymous Bendigo couple: $1000.

Holloway Air Bendigo: $500.

ESE Consulting Bendigo: $500.

A huge thanks to these donors and everyone elso who took part - we truly appreciate your efforts.

We have now started to buy new coats from different stores in Bendigo. We thought this was important given the present business climate thanks to Coronavirus.

The coats have started being distributed by our staff and partners Haven Home Safe and Eaglehawk Community House.

A huge thanks to Bendigo Fooshare who has helped us collect and distribute coats - much appreciated. 

ORIGINAL POST:

Winter is all but here so it's traditionally time for our Bendigo Community Coat Drive. 

We collected, cleaned and distributed a record 2700 coats and blankets last year with the help of partners AFL Central Victoria and Pristine Dry Cleaners - what an incredibly generous community we have!

Well, we're going to need that generosity even more this year.

It's just too hard to run our traditional coat drive calling for second-hand clothes this year under the Coronavirus threat and restrictions that we're all living under to stay safe.

So, we're going online and asking people to donate to our Bendigo Community Coat Drive fundraising campaign so we can buy new coats that will be safe to distribute.

So, how do you donate and how will we distribute the coats?

Wonderful partners such as Bendigo Foodshare, Haven Home Safe and Eaglehawk Community House are on board to help us get coats out. This will ensure the safety of everyone involved and still get coats to those in need for Winter.

We understand the hardships brought on by Coronavirus means not everyone can support the cause. We ask you feel no pressure to give and please only do so if you can.

We truly appreciate your support.

If you have any questions about the Bendigo Community Coat Drive please email us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 5406 1200.

 

VIDEO: Let Anne-Marie tell you more about the coat drive:

 

Last updated: June 29, 2020