Allora and District Days for Girls team makes feminine hygiene kits for women and girls internationally and through Good360 in Australia. The team has sent kits to areas such as Papua New Guinea, East Timor, Vanuatu and Burundi as well as providing packs to an organisation in Toowoomba and to St Vincent de Paul, Gold Coast for local distribution.
The year is flying and so is the Allora and district Days for Girls team. At our last gathering we packed 60 kits which formed part of our refugee commitment. Ten boxes containing a total of 360 kits have now been dispatched to Sudan and Chad as part of the refugee commitment via International Red Cross. Our upcoming focus will be on the next Open360 commitment due at the end of October.
The group also thanks the St Patrick’s school and the Parish for allowing the continued use of the hall despite it being also needed for the school whilst its renovations are continuing.
Please consider coming along as there is a variety of jobs to be done by sewers and non-sewers alike. Even if you can’t attend our monthly gatherings, there is certainly sewing which can be completed at home. Please contact one of our executive team for further details if this is of interest to you.
The next gathering dates are 27 October, 24 November and mid-January 2026 as we prepare for the annual Heritage weekend multi-draw raffle. Any business or individuals who would like to contribute anything for the raffle, please contact us.
Our fundraising initiative Allora DfG ‘Container for Cash’ account has had several donations so far. People and businesses may like to use the code ‘C10749279’ when depositing their eligible containers and the refund will be directly deposited into the Allora DfG account. Please contact Kaylene via the Allora DfG email if you would like containers to be collected or they can be brought along or dropped off at any monthly gathering.
As always, the group is requesting donations of: new cotton ladies knickers, new face washers, new flannelette, new 100 per cent cotton (non-stretch) material. Please think of us if you are doing a cupboard clean out. Items can be dropped into Allora Hardware store or Bryson’s Florist Warwick marked as Days for Girls. If dropping off items in, please text, phone or email contacts below so that we know to pick things up as not all executive members live in town. As a tax-deductible group, should you wish to give a donation prior to the end of the financial year, please contact us. Monetary donations over $2 are tax deductible and can be transferred to: Allora Days for Girls, BSB 064032 Acc: 10127292. Items can also be dropped off at gathering times.
The next gathering will be on Monday 27 Oct at 9am at the Function Room, MacKillop House, Warwick St, Allora, next to St Patricks Church entry via McKillop Lane. Please park in Warwick Street. Coffee and tea provided. Please bring along something for morning tea. We hope to see you then.
Thank you – Allora and district Days for Girls Executive team – Heather Goonan Mobile-0434907904, Lenore Wissemann Mobile 0428973432, Shirley Cornhill and Kaylene Williams or email: alloraqld@daysforgirls.org.
