Diggers Rest Primary School students are helping to support those in need, through donating non-perishable items to local charity, CareWorks.
The school’s 2024 student leadership team has developed a fundraising initiative with competitions and prizes throughout the entire school community to support local families in need.
More than 5000 non-perishable items are expected to be donated by the June 28 closing date and will go directly to families identified by CareWorks.
Assistant principal Brad Kemp said the school got in contact with CareWorks operation manager after it was made aware of the charity through a school parent.
“We engaged with [the operation manager] and she came and met with our student leadership team,” he said.
“They decided it was a great initiative because it connects with people in the Sunbury and Diggers Rest communities.”
In speaking to CareWorks, Mr Kemp said the number of people reaching out has significantly increased and CareWorks said its supplies are moving quickly.
“[The students have] definitively shown a strong sense of connectedness with the school community and CareWorks.
“[I] absolutely feel like they’re having a positive impact within the community.”
School captains Devansh and Siaana both agree that CareWorks does an amazing job to support vulnerable people in the community.
”The student leadership team chose CareWorks because they are an excellent non-for-profit organisation that helps a lot of local people in need from both Diggers Rest and Sunbury,” Devansh said.
Siaana said, “CareWorks is a very important organisation that supports some of the members within our community who are struggling to purchase essentials to survive”.
Details: www.careworks.com.au/donate-food/
