Making Choices for a Better World
Winter 2023
Raising funds to support Aussie Homeless
The Olave Program and Girl Guides in NSW, ACT & NT are fundraising - aiming to raise $5,800 to support national charity Backpack Bed for Homeless.
Backpack Bed for Homeless provides Backpack Beds and Fire Retardant Sleeping Bags to street sleeping homeless people without shelter across Australia.
Donate via a Unit / Peer Group
Girl Guides
NSW, ACT & NT
The Girl Guide movement is made up of adventures, leadership opportunities, badges and the chance to give back to communities. Girls learn new skills and grow in confidence by challenging themselves.
Olave Program
Olaves are young women (18-29 years) who take opportunities to:
- Make a positive difference in their communities
- Challenge themselves through new experiences
- Develop their skills and knowledge
Backpack Bed for Homeless
National Homeless charity - helps homeless people without sheter across Australia by providing Backpack Beds and Fire Retardant Sleeping Bags.
45,800 Aussies will sleepin on our streets this year.
Donations over $2 are tax deductible.
Get Started
Make the world a better place in 3 easy steps
Step 1
Girl Guides
Get together with your unit and decide how you want to take part.
Olave Program
Get together with your Peer Group and decide how you want to take part.
Fundraising Ideas
- Gold coin fundraiser
- Hold a sleepout event
- Bake sale
Step 2
Register your Unit / Peer Group
Get your Leader to register your Unit / Peer Group for a fundraising page.
Unit / Peer Group Fundraising Pages will be recorded under your Region.
Step 3
Share your page
Everyone in the Unit or Peer Group can share the Fundraising Page with family, friends and to social media.
Donations
All donors will recive a reciept via email (credit card, paypal).
Donations over $2 are tax deductible.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get involved?
1. Get together with your Unit or Peer Goup.
Decide how you will take part (e.g. gold coin fundraiser, sleepout event, bake sale ... your choice).
2. Get your Leader to register your Unit / Peer group for a Fundraising Page.
3. Everyone in the Unit or Peer group can then share your Fundraising Page with family, friends and social media.
What kind of fundraising can we do?
Some ideas are:
- Bring a gold-coin donation to the unit meeting where the issue of homelessness is discussed.
- Host a disco where Guides are encouraged to bring their friends.
- Have a sleepover where families and friends donate for the unit/district/region to sleep rough for the night.
- A trivia night.
- A cake stall at a local market.
- A barbecue.
Where can I find information about Girl Guides fundraising rules?
Any activities or events need to follow all standard procedures for Girl Guiding activities including risk assessments etc. All relevant information can be found within Guidelines. There is a “Fundraising” information page within Guidelines which is the best place to find what you might need for fundraising in general; particularly taking note that youth members are not being permitted to take part in organising or conducting a raffle.
Click here for the Guidelines
How do donors get a tax deductible receipt (including face-to-face events)?
Please ask friends and family to donate online and they will automatically receive a tax receipt via email.
Your Unit / Peer group will have it's own Fundraising Page (ask your Leader for the link once they set it up).
OR
Donations can also be made on each Regions page if your Unit / Peer group doesn't want to make their own page.
Who do I contact if I need help?
For all enquiries please contact:
Olave Program, Girl Guides NSW, ACT & NT
Can we promote on social media / advertise?
Social Media
Please only use the social media tiles provided below as the style of these have been agreed upon by both Girl Guides NSW, ACT & NT and Backpack Bed for Homeless.
Changes or adjustments by units, peer groups, districts or regions are not permitted and could affect the image of one or both organisations.
Hashtags
#womenhelpingwomen
#girlshelpinggirls
#bettertogether
#girlguidesgivingback
#olavessupportingtheircommunity
#doingagoodturn
#liveforthechallenge
#makechoicesforabetterworld
#community
#girlguidesnswactnt
#olaveprogramnswactnt
#backpackbedforhomeless
#bb4homeless
Homelessness in Australia
Did you know that women over 55 years old are the highest growing cohort of people experiencing homelessness in Australia?
Did you also know that in the 5 years from 2016 to 2021 there has been a 10% increase in women and girls experiencing homelessness in Australia?
This is heartbreaking and unacceptable and we are doing something about it.
- There are 122,494 homeless people across Australia every day (ABS 2021).
- This year over 45,800 Aussies will sleep on the street (ABS 2021).
- In 2011-22 over 81,000 requests for accommodation from homeless people across Australia could not be met (AIHW 2022).
- Backpack Bed for Homeless is a national homeless charity making a difference in the lives of Aussies sleeping on our streets.
Questions?
Questions about this fundraiser:
Laura White
Olave Program, Girl Guides NSW, ACT & NT
