Connecting With Our Community
Charlie’s Gift value all in our community. Everyone has the ability to be ‘the hero’ in someone’s story. It is the little things you do that people remember the most. The small selfless gestures that often, without our awareness, have a positve effect on their life.
As you will see, we have fabulous people within the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie communities. It is a joy to connect with them, learn from them, support them, or be supported by them.
Hunter Volunteer Expo
The Hunter Volunteer Centre (HVC) supports many charities and NFP organisations within the Hunter. Charlie’s Gift is just one of them. We were invited to participate in the HVC Volunteer Expo in November 2022. HVC were wonderful hosts and the event provided an...
Hunter Volunteer Award Ceremony
We are so delighted that two of Charlie’s Gift volunteers nominated for awards in recognition of their valuable contribution to their community were successful. Unfortunately neither could attend the formal ceremony hosted by the Hunter Volunteer Centre because...
Lambton Multicultural Neighbourhood Centre Website Launch
Charlie’s Gift was invited to help celebrate in the Lambton Multicultural Neighbourhood Centre’s official launch of their new website on 23 August 2022. Shelly Spalding, our founder, and Delia Hoffman attended the event and were welcomed with a fabulous brunch of home...
Connecting and Catering
Catering and Connecting For Dying to Know You Day We are so grateful to the hosts of the Dying to Know You (D2KU) Day held on 7 August 2022. Charlie's Gift were invited to Cater for the day with all funding going towards our charity. It was a fabulous day with many...
Our “We Care” Packages
Our "We Care" Packages Charlie’s Gift donated $1500 worth of “We Care” packages to our local hospitals. The hospital’s ED Nursing Manager would then hand them out to our aged who needed their spirits uplifted and/or would benefit from some “goodies” during lock down...
Bouquets To Beat The Blues
It was distressing seeing our older community locked down and isolated in Residential Care because of the COVID pandemic. It must have been so difficult for the residence and their friends and family not knowing when they could see them again. The staff of our local...
