What’s involved?
Photographer : abielskas @ Flickr
A Basket Brigade takes place when one person (or more) prepares one basket for personal delivery to a needy family or individual. These focus on helping the homeless, the elderly and the underprivileged, hence, going to some of the most needy during Christmas time. The Basket Brigade works across Australia and in conjunction with grassroots organisations to assist and provide services that they would otherwise struggle to provide, and provides families and individuals with food and treats they would otherwise go without over Christmas.
Where & When: The great thing about the organisation is that it was setup by motivational speaker Anthony Robbins
—who experienced the gift of these hampers when he was younger as a boy
—and has since developed it internationally. So they are all over Australia: have a look and contact the relevant person in your area (there is bound to be one close by to you):
NSW—Central Coast: email Kel Butcher on
centralcoastbasketbrigade@magicmoments.org.au for more information.
NSW—North Coast—Sat 23rd Dec: email Dave Ensbey on
northcoastbasketbrigade@magicmoments.org.au for more information.
NSW—Sydney—Sat 15th Dec: email Tony Bourke on
sydneybasketbrigade@magicmoments.org.au for more information.
QLD—Brisbane—Sun 16th Dec: contact Kate Doran through
http://www.basketbrigade.org.au
QLD—Gold Coast—Sun 16th Dec: email
goldcoastbasketbrigade@gmail.com for more information.
QLD—Rockhampton—Sat 15th Dec: contact Peter or Tracey on
rockhamptonbasketbrigade@magicmoments.org.au for more information.
SA—Adelaide—Fri 22nd & Sat 23rd Dec: contact Stan or Hung at
adelaidebasketbrigade@magicmoments.org.au for more information.
TAS—Lauceston:contact Ron Batt on
launcestonbasketbrigade@magicmoments.org.au to find out more info.
VIC—Victoria—Melbourne Packing Day is 9th Dec and Geelong Packing Day is Sat 22nd Dec—CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE for more information for more details
WA—Perth(last but definitely not least)—if you are keen get a group of friends together and contact
perthbasketbrigade@magicmoments.org.au as they were still in the process of organising a group pending on the volunteers involved.
What: Join in by helping out the Basket Brigade by:
- Volunteering to pack hampers/gift baskets on the day
- Helping them to inquire about potential donations from companies for the hampers
- Donating money
Volunteering and Donations are essential to help this great organisation keep doing the great job that it is doing, particulary as it gets closer to Xmas. See more on their official Australian website:
http://www.basketbrigade.org.au/
I think it is fitting to end this action with a quote that I found on Anthony Robbins website. It sums up, for me as a volunteer, the small but significant domino effect that we have on society through the accumulated contributions we make to others lives through ‘acting now’:
'Whatever we experience as a society is the accumulation of a host of small decisions we've all made as individuals and families.' —Tony Robbins
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