Whilst Childreamers was our main charity that we have fundraised for over the past 12 months, our Summer Soiree at Flat Planet raised 30,000 Php which we are sharing equally between some of our longstanding charities.

Cash donations of 7,500 Php will be made this month each to City Gates Christian centre, The National Children’s Hospital and Roots of Health Women’s and Youth centre.

The 7,500 Php that we had for Jose Fabella Maternity Memorial hospital, has been added to money raised at our recent June Brunch and our July coffee morning.

We have done this because on our last visit to the hospital in May, with donations of newborn nappies for 24 new mothers, we were made aware of how we could help further.

The hospital has a current shortage of infant eye shields for babies undergoing phototherapy which are crucial to protecting their developing eyesight. They also need Kangaroo wraps, which are used to promote vital skin to skin contact for these premature babies and provide a safe cocoon for the new mothers to use.

We are thrilled that due to our members' generosity at these recent events, we have purchased 150 wraps and 100 eye shields for the hospital.

The Sunshine Sewers group also continues their handy work and have been creating soft toys, pillowcases, patchwork blankets and toiletry pouches for the children’s hospital.

Our High Tea event in August (see more information below) will be all about the group and will be raising some much-needed funds for them to continue their work. Please, we’d love you to come along and show your support.

Meanwhile, we are now finishing the selection process for ANZA’s major charity for 2023/24. Thank you so much to our members who so generously give both their time and money making it possible for us to be able to help all of these charities and organisations.