HUNDREDS of dollars were raised for bushfire relief by St Pat\u2019s Ballarat\u2019s youth group on Sunday.<\/p>\n
By 3pm, the Youth Every Second Sunday team raised $620.15 for St Vincent de Paul\u2019s Bushire Appeal at their Cosy Koala Fundraiser, selling preloved clothes, homewares and toys.<\/p>\n
Catching crowds in the CBD, especially from morning mass, YESS coordinator Felicity Liston said lots browsed the goods, while Gemini the Josh entertained on the guitar and children had their faces painted.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of kids have come through and the sausage sizzle was a hit,\u201d Miss Liston said.<\/p>\n
\u201cLots of donations have come in too. I put out a call and I\u2019ve had lots of people come with bags of clothes, toys and bring them to me.<\/p>\n
\u201cJosh has been busking when people are about… Out of the goodness of his heart. He would usually busk like normal, but everything in the case has gone to the bushfire appeal today.\u201d<\/p>\n
The fundraising idea was sparked by some home spring cleaning.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had lots of stuff at our house and we thought there would be a lot of people in a similar boat to us,\u201d Miss Liston said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were going to donate to Vinnies anyway, and we were hearing about the bushfire tragedies across the country, so I thought, let\u2019s try and have a sale, with the proceeds to Vinnies.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Cosy Koala initiative ran from 11.30am until 5pm, with all left over materials donated to Vinnies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
HUNDREDS of dollars were raised for bushfire relief by St Pat\u2019s Ballarat\u2019s youth group on Sunday. By 3pm, the Youth Every Second Sunday team raised $620.15 for St Vincent de Paul\u2019s Bushire Appeal at their Cosy Koala Fundraiser, selling preloved clothes, homewares and toys. Catching crowds in the CBD, especially from morning mass, YESS coordinator […]<\/p>\n