Shipping things to Bougainville

As you may know, we have a good collection of donated goods stored in Sydney, some of which has been waiting for a long time now for its journey to Bougainville, where it will be used for projects by HWC and BWF, including the village kindergartens. Many thanks to all the people and organisations who have donated goods and money or provided other assistance. We are truly grateful.

An especially big thank you to NSW Parliament, which is twinned with the Bougainville Parliament. The fundraising screening of the film Mr Pip in December, organised by Simon Johnston (coordinator of the twinning project), was supported by many NSW Parliament staff and others, and raised over $1500. Funds now stand at $4730 - a great start, but we will need some more for transport costs.

Shipping things to somewhere as remote as Bougainville is a big undertaking, requiring tenacity and resourcefulness - but we are getting there. This Friday a shipping container will be arrive at the Addison Road complex in Marrickville. We are sharing it, and costs, with a few others. The Addison Road Community Centre has kindly agreed to have the container parked there until it is ready for shipping. If you're going to the markets on a Sunday, come and have a look, we may be there!

For the next two months things will be busy for the (very few) Sydney supporters and we would be very grateful for any help. So PLEASE contact us if you can help with any of the following:

• Cash donations - to help with transport costs and/or purchase of things that are needed but we can't get for free
• Office supplies and equipment - e.g. folders, paper, toner, lockable filing cabinets
• Items for the cafe (see previous post) - e.g. Kitchen Wizz, Juicer, Electric Mixer, Espresso Machine (not the ones that need little pre packed coffee pods), Hot Water Urn, Rice Cooker, Deep Fryer, Microwave
• Packing and labelling boxes
• Moving boxes
• Fundraising - and/or passing this on to your networks
• painting the container