DealsDirect Charities Page

Welcome to the DealsDirect Charities Page!

We at DealsDirect.com.au are committed to community involvement and assisting with fundraising and raising awareness of as many charities as we can. From time to time you may see links to worthwhile charities and their annual appeals. Please click through to these links to find out how you can help.

We also have a dedicated budget to assist some community groups who may be doing it tough and need some help. We may be able to assist some less fortunate areas of the community with donations of an item so they can raise money for worthwhile projects that they have.

Please visit often as we will update this page regularly with upcoming events and even some personal stories from our staff.

For every order placed on the 23rd of October 2007 DealsDirect will donate $1 to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. NBCF is a non profit organisation established to fund all forms of research into the prevention and cure of breast cancer, an illness that affects many Australian families. Show your support. $1 per order donation commences at 12:01am on 23/10/2007 and ends at 11:59pm on 23/10/2007. To coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness month, DealsDirect.com.au are now sending the majority of parcels in pink packaging to show our ongoing support for this great cause. Get into the spirit and be tickled pink! For more information on how you can get involved, donate or become a Pink Ribbon ambassador, please visit www.pinkribbon.org.au.

Photo exhibition to help fight childhood blindness To coincide with World Sight Day (October 11), The Fred Hollows Foundation is holding a special photo exhibition featuring images based around the theme of childhood blindness. The exhibition, entitled Gift of Sight: Fighting Childhood Blindness is being held at Saatchi & Saatchi, The Rocks, Sydney and entry is free. Up to 50% of cases of childhood blindness can be prevented or treated, yet it is estimated a child goes blind every minute. "Saving the sight of a child is literally the gift of a lifetime," says Gabi Hollows, Founding Director of The Fred Hollows Foundation. Statistics show that in developing countries 60% of children will die within one year of becoming blind. The remainder will spend an average of 40 years without sight. "When you give sight to a child you save them from a lifetime of hardship," says Mrs Hollows. The operation to reverse cataract blindness can cost as little as $25 in some developing countries. The exhibition features the work of photographers Michael Amendolia, Lannon Harley and Hugh Rutherford and runs from Thursday, October 4 to Friday October 12, including World Sight Day (October 11). All photos are available for sale, with proceeds going towards the fight against avoidable blindness. Exhibition: Gift of Sight: Fighting Childhood Blindness Dates: October 4 to October 12 (Not open Saturday and Sunday) Celebrate World Sight Day: October 11, 6 - 8pm Opening hours: 8am - 6:30pm Location: Saatchi & Saatchi 70 George St, The Rocks, Sydney Phone 1800 352 352 or visit www.hollows.org.au to donate to The Fred Hollows Foundation.

Red Nose Day - Friday 29th June 2007 Red Nose Day, held annually on the last Friday in June, is the major fundraiser for SIDS and Kids. Funds raised through Red Nose Day activities assist us in providing our vital services and programs. About SIDS and Kids SIDS and Kids is an international leader in the field of health promotion, dedicated to the elimination of sudden and unexpected infant death. Best known for SIDS-related research and education programs, in 2002 we changed our name to SIDS and Kids to reflect the expansion of our services. We now also provide much-needed counselling and support for all families and those in the community who have suffered the sudden death of an infant or young child, regardless of the cause.

On Friday June 1st, it was Odd Socks Day. This day is the major fundraising for the Royal Blind Society. As you can see by the photos below, we had a great time! We all went to the local park for lunch and a quick soccer game. The odd socks definitely helped the office rise to the occasion and draw 2 all with the warehouse! It was a great team building exercise as well as a lot of fun! We will be sure to support this very worthwhile charity again next year!

On Thursday May 24th, we had our annual staff Biggest Morning Tea! We also conducted an auction for the staff to purchase some items the warehouse had been collecting as samples etc. We had 20 lots of goods to auction plus a number of towel sets we all purchased at discounted prices. Paul, our co founder was an auctioneer in another life and we had the best time! Many thanks to Sharon for organising the auction! We are very proud as a team to have raised $1500 in total for the Cancer Council Biggest Morning Tea. Sincere thanks to all the staff who donated food for the morning tea and purchased the goods at the auction! A huge thanks to Mike and Paul who are always so willing to support all of our charity events throughout the year. May I say that Lot 20 was our most popular item at the auction. Mick from IT donated a cuddle and kiss on both cheeks and the winning bid was from Nazima in the warehouse for a massive $86!