Barefooters Dig Deep

Hi Scott,

I work at Foodbank NSW & ACT, and I just want to say a huge THANK YOU on behalf of our team for the shout-out in your last column! Yesterday alone we received over $135,000 in donations, which we believe is mainly due to your call out. These donations will go a long way in helping us to continue distributing crisis hampers to those affected by the floods across the state. Thank you again!

Natalie from Foodbank

Hi Natalie,

Our Barefoot Community is amazing!

I’m also hoping you got a lot of very small donations … from kids.

My ‘Jam Jar’ system for pocket money makes ‘giving’ one of the three categories for kids to spend their money on.

Reason being, getting kids to habitually give is one of the most practical ways to raise empathetic, generous adults. And Foodbank is one of the best places to donate their money from their ‘Give Jar’, because, after all, kids understand what it’s like to be hungry (and hangry). It’s tangible, it’s immediate, and it’s badly needed.

Thanks for all the work you do.

To donate, head to foodbankna.org/helpfloods

Scott.