Casey Cardinia Libraries (CCL) are on a quest to raise money to help stop loneliness in Casey Cardinia as part of a new Fundraising Program.
Since stay-at-home restrictions came into effect in March, CCL has been delivering books, DVD’s, magazines and ‘binge bags’, to local residents in their homes.
The CCL Fundraising Program seeks to raise money to continue delivering books and other items to locals in their homes, because even when this pandemic is ‘over’ there will still be people in the community who cannot safely leave their homes.
“We’ve all experienced what it’s like to be isolated – we’ve known fear, boredom and loneliness. Imagine if this was your daily life even without the threat of Covid-19,” CEO Casey Cardinia Libraries Chris Buckingham said.
Mr Buckingham said the home delivery service had made a “massive difference” to the lives of so many people in the community – and “we want to be able to extend the service for people in our community on an ongoing basis”.
Amber, a CCL member said: “This is awesome! My dad relies on going to the libraries to read as he can’t go online. This is perfect so now he can go back to reading again and keep busy.”
To continue these deliveries, CCL is seeking help from the community. A $30 donation can provide three deliveries to someone unable to leave their house.
Go to ccl.vic.gov.au/support-our-book-delivery-service/ or call Customer Care on 1800 577 548 now to
donate by Credit Card or PayPal.
CCL has Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status and all donations of $2 or more are tax deductible.
