Wesley mission martin place bookfair a fundraiser for. Lifeline harbour to hawkesburys book fairs are run entirely by volunteers. Donate your quality, preloved furniture and help save a life. Supporting our community through crisis support and video counselling. All books are donated by our generous community and our book fairs are vital to ensuring we can. At depot, the books are sorted into categories by the volunteers. This julys lifeline book fair at st augustines college will be lifeline northern beaches biggest ever. Nov 16, 2016 we will have 20,000 books on the weekend, donations come from lifeline in canberra and some come from lifeline centres in sydney, he said. Money raised at lifeline events supports the 24hour lifeline 11 14 crisis support line, which offers suicide prevention and bereavement support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
You can donate your books at the lifeline south coast big book fair, so please see one of our volunteers at the event for assistance. Between 9,000 and 10,000 books are go on sale at the annual book sale, according to cohen. Lifeline launches big book fair at kembla grange illawarra. Our book depots in hornsby and lindfield, coordinated by committees, run seven events a year. We regularly host book fairs around the central west, and we require a large number of volunteers to help with making it happen. Entry by gold coin donation very much appreciated at the book fair there will be thousands of good quality books, at bargain prices, in many categories, including a wide range of childrens books suited to all ages as well as a large number of award winning and collectible books.
You can donate your books at the lifeline south coast big book fair. Lifeline pays its respects to the traditional custodians across the lands in which we work, and acknowledge their elders past, present, and future. Lifeline chooses to challenge for international womens day 2021 read more. Lifeline bookfair helps save lives canberra weekly. He decided to form the charitable organisation after he took a call from a distressed man who later took his own life. Our famous big book fair returns again to the illawarra sports stadium in berkeley from.
Lifeline canberra the collectors room catalogue september. Book fair donations lifeline harbour to hawkesbury. Book fairs archives lifeline harbour to hawkesbury. Please pack books flat into boxes cover facing up no more than 10 kg in weight. Thousands of people are flocking to the lifeline sydney bookfair kicking off today at sydney s martin place. Book fair items donations are always needed and welcome. How we help we provide a 24 hour, 7 day a week crisis telephone service and answer over 50,000 crisis calls per year, from people of all ages who are in crisis due to a range of issues. Author hugh mackay boosts stock for lifelines castle hill. Our quality standards donating your preloved books. Community partner events we are so fortunate to be supported by the community that we support.
Saturday 6 sunday 7 marchlifeline harbour to hawkesbury is ready to kick off the new year with the first giant book fair of 2021, held at the civic pavilion, the concourse, chatswood. Our next book fair is at st augustines college sydney. May 10, 2016 books are donated at lifeline either via their shops, their 247 book donation dropoff points or directly to the depot. Aug 30, 2019 for more than 25 years, lifeline harbour to hawkesbury has been putting on its unique brand of bargainfilled, family friendly book fairs at locations all over sydney s north shore. Ervin gallery, observatory hill, sydney annual in september. Mar 26, 2009 lifeline volunteer pau hol left with a 1929 menu signed by don bradman which is up for auction and warehouse manager rochelle wilson prepare for this weekends big book fair at kembla grange.
Creating suicide safer communities since 1978, lifeline macarthur and western sydney is dedicated to saving lives and promoting mental health in the community. A handbook of traditional torres strait islands material culture wilson, lindsay dept. All books are donated by our generous community and our book fairs are vital to ensuring we can continue to provide crisis support and suicide prevention services. A free service delivered by lifeline and funded by the sydney north primary health network, way2wellness connects people on sydney s north side with mental wellbeing support mondayto friday 11am7pm. Choose from over 60,000 highquality books, cds, dvds and computer games and help lifeline save lives. The titles in the six boxes of book he delivered to lifeline volunteers at the west lindfield book depot are mostly nonfiction, with some novels, all of them in fine. Stay up to date with our latest events and book your tickets online anytime. Our famous big book fair returns again to the illawarra sports stadium in berkeley from march 1921 for a fun weekend with plenty of preloved books up for grabs. We are accepting donations of books, cds, dvds, puzzles and games at our new book depot location at 18 roger st, brookvale. Because of this, we will not be accepting donations this year. Just click the schedule a pickup button below, choose a date for your donation pickup, leave your clearly labeled donations outside on the day you choose, and our driver will pick. For over 48 years, lifeline canberra has provided telephone crisis support 11 14 to people of canberra and the surrounding region. Lifeline book fair home sydney books and writing community events family.
The story behind the journeys of donated books archives. For a fascinating comprehensive history of this pioneer book fair. Alternatively, you can donate them in the shed of the pearson avenue carpark off park avenue at gordon, which is open all hours. Lifeline harbour to hawkesbury thornleigh bookfair book fair 50,000 books. Lifeline distribution centre clothing, accessories, bricabrac 267 harbord rd, brookvale 2100 5th driveway past officeworks phone. Our next giant book fair lifeline harbour to hawkesbury. Put your books in a bag or box and bring them in to your local vinnies store or a vinnies charity bin. The lifeline 11 14 crisis support line offers potentially lifesaving support to people who are suicidal or in crisis, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Lifeline south coast has a team of dedicated book volunteers who have been sorting, pricing and storing books for the past year in.
We thank the talented artists who volunteered their time and talent to let our farming families know they are not forgotten this summer and to remind them that lifeline is here to listen on 11 14 247. Looking to find out what support groups exist in the sydney cbd as ive had difficulty finding one. Lifeline south coast book fair has dozens of rare finds. At our annual book fair, visitors can browse through thousands of books at bargain prices and help to raise funds for our important projects. If you cannot make an event, you are welcome to donate below.
Giving back to the community and connecting with people in crisis is very meaningful. Its that time of year that has the booklovers of sydney s southern suburbs rearranging their bookshelves, giddy with anticipation at the prospect of truckloads of book bargains. Multiple copies of popular recent book, ancient classics, uncommon and collectibles, and a huge selection of fantastic cookbools and coffee table picture books. Mar 05, 2020 over saturday and sunday at the naylor pavilion at the orange showground, lifeline central west will host its annual book fair fundraiser, with around 20,000 books set to find a new home. Each year, lifeline canberra recycles up to 1 million books many to our bookfairs, book lovers lane store plus many to other charities, and. Lifeline clothing donation locations charity bins near you. Our book fair at st augustines college sydney runs april 1518.
Our centre is indebted to these two outstanding groups of volunteers, and their leaders, and to the generosity of the public who donate books. Wesley mission martin place bookfair a fundraiser for lifeline. Lifeline bookfair finds permanent home at fyshwick the riotact. Well even come and collect it from you free of charge.
Lifeline northern beaches bookfair sydney eventfinda. Lifeline book depot 18 roger st, brookvale 2100 behind the lifeline shop hours. Drop them at one of the street libraries in lane cove or drop them at lindfield for lifeline book fair. Vinnies welcomes the donation of quality books fiction, nonfiction, childrens if youve read it and the quality is good, well happily accept it. Lifeline is an australian born and operated organisation, first established by reverend dr. You can also drop them off to the three op shops in lane cove see under clothes but. Lifeline book fairs raise thousands of dollars each year to help support the lifeline crisis support services. If you have a huge number of books to donate, we dont have a single centralised drop off point, but youre more than welcome to spread them out across a few different libraries in your area. Although we werent able to hold a book fair in 2020, our dedicated team of volunteers have been working to make the. Unfortunately the book fair 2020 has been cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic and the associated restrictions. In addition to the crisis support service, lifeline canberra provides a number of training. We will not be accepting book donations directly for this event but the lifeline shops gratefully accept.
This is because furniture sales through lifeline shops across the state help fund the 24hour 11 14 lifeline. Entry to the lifeline canberra bookfairs is by gold coin donation. Pick up great reading from more than 50 categories, including crime, romance, history, war, scifi, biography, poetry, travel, cookery, childrens and ya books, text books and special rare. Or, for larger donations, please take your donation to. The next big book fair is being held at the illawarra sports stadium, berkeley on friday 19, saturday 20 and sunday 21 march 2021. Welcome to lifeline hunter, we provide local services to our community. There is a 247 drop off point at ignatius and ponting roads linfield or you can donate to the bower and they will pick up for free. Lifeline macarthur and western sydney crisis support. Lifeline south coast ceo renee green with wollongong central manager. The massive and marvellous lifeline sutherland bookfair is returning to sutherland entertainment centre from friday 5 to sunday 7 july for its annual feast of all. As we are receiving the books, were sorting, pricing and palletising them for the bookfair. We encourage everyone to participate in events held by our community partners, who so generously donate proceeds from their event to lifeline macarthur and western sydney. Your used books make a big difference in the lives of americas veterans and their families. More than 80,000 books will be available for little more than loose change at the lifeline book fair this weekend.
Canberra lifeline volunteers prepare for big book fair abc. No matter how big or small, your donations are needed and appreciated. We have extended the book fair to four days a first. Our book fairs have gained a reputation for their unique combination of highquality books, amazingly low prices, and warm and welcoming atmosphere. Lifeline bookfest popsup at wilsonton the field guide. The canberra lifeline book fair runs from february 15. In fact, your couch or china cabinet, or dining suite could save someones life. Check to see if they are looking for current titles, or organizing a community book sale in the near future. But remember, lifeline does not accept encyclopaedias, readers digest or national geographic. Youll also find magazines and pamphlets, sheet music, comics, maps and atlases, talking books, records and cds, dvds, games, and jigsaws.
Every book lover will be sure to bag themselves a bargain. Lifeline s big book fair is the major fundraising event for lifeline south coast. Lifelines book fair offers thousands of preloved books over two big days. All proceeds from this auction go directly to lifeline canberra, a registered charity with the australian charities and notforprofits commission abn 142 070 940 03. Lifeline western sydney is accredited by lifeline australia to provide a 247 crisis telephone services. What happens is, we have a disbursement of books, ireland said. Sharea book is a program run by the australian literacy and numeracy foundation, providing new and quality preloved books to indigenous, refugee and marginalised communities in need of resources the aboriginal literacy foundation appreciates all donations of new and used childrens books, which are. His generous donation comes just in time for the castel hill book fair which opens at oakhill college at 8 am on saturday, 8 october, and runs until 5 pm on sunday, 9 october.
If the books are damage or soiled we are unable to accept them due to the high cost in. Over 80,000 books will be on display at the big book fair in a range of different categories. Lets continue the great thread from the old boards and share information about library sales, book fairs. First, you can donate your books at the rear of the former scout hall in west lindfield on the corner of polding and ignatius roads, monday to thursday, between 10am and 3pm. There are heaps of great things about the lifeline bookfest. Lifeline banks on book fair funds central western daily. Lifeline canberras team of tireless volunteers, who are currently sifting and sorting through the donations, will be on hand at the bookfair to help punters find whatever it is theyre looking for. Donated books are the lifeblood of street libraries everywhere.
Lifeline central wests annual book fair to be staged at. Lifeline northern beaches holds four giant book fairs during the year. Lifeline book lovers lane at fyshwick markets is the new goto destination for bibliophiles and cinephiles. While the treasured lifeline bookfair will not be going ahead as planned because of covid19, there is still some good news for bibliophiles with the opening of a permanent lifeline bookshop at the fyshwick niche. The lifeline book fair will take place between 9am. We can spread our love of reading far and wide, and save books from landfill, all while raising incredibly vital funds for lifeline. Lifeline bookfair finds permanent home at fyshwick the. Help us towards our vision of an australia free of suicide. Just fill in the contact form below and we will call you back. Request a furniture pick up from lifeline unitingcare.
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