More than 100 back to school stationery packs are sitting at the West Footscray Neighbourhood House waiting to be collected by Maribyrnong parents.
Together with City on a Hill West and Green Collect, manager Marianne Wangira have compiled the packs for three age groups, prep to year three, year four to six and secondary school.
“Depending on the age group the packs are filled with the basics, we looked online to see what schools usually ask for in terms of stationary,” she said,
“The younger age group has colouring pencils and a pencil case, the older group includes a stapler, a calculator and a notebook, and the secondary school kids have extras including a ruler, post it notes, dividers and more.”
After being approached by City on a Hill West, a local church, to collaborate on community assistance, Ms Wangira thought that these packs would be a great option.
“We looked at budget relief for families and landed on this campaign because there are already food programmes in their area,” she said.
“We knew these packs would be different and something we know families would appreciate.
“Although we might not have captured everything, we hope we can save families a little bit of money.”
Seeking donations from their congregation, City on a Hill West collectively put together 89 packs, followed by Green Collect which provided several boxes of individual items.
“These items will be used to top up the packs or be individual items for parents to collect.”
The packs are available for pick up at the West Footscray Neighbourhood House.
Ms Wangira is adamant nothing will be put to waste, whatever is left over will be donated to schools in the Maribyrnong area.
Jennifer Pittorino
