Can I Help
You can make a difference.
Community organisations like Yooralla rely heavily on the public for support, through donations, volunteering, and community awareness opportunities. For charitable organisations such as Yooralla to survive, they need stable and loyal funding.
There are many ways that you can make a valuable contribution towards the continuation of the fantastic work that Yooralla does.
Donate
Your donation today will help guarantee Yooralla's future - maybe even yours. By simply making a donation you are helping Yooralla provide important services for people with disabilities that are often not covered by government funding. People often ask what are some of the real costs of Yooralla’s services? The following amounts will simply give you an idea of some of Yooralla’s service costs. For instance:
- A weekly two hour therapy session for one pre-schooler with a disability attending an Early Childhood Intervention Centre costs Yooralla $240 per session, or $9,600 over one school year.
- To provide an in-home attendant care worker for three hours per week to care for a child or adult with a disability to enable a parent a little time out, costs Yooralla $82, or $4,264 over one school year.
- To provide one hoist that enables people with disabilities to get in and out of bed, an essential item for all Yooralla residences costs Yooralla up to $13,000 each.
We understand that there is a balancing act between what someone might like to give and what he or she can actually afford to give. We appreciate any donation you decide to make. Remember, any donation you choose to make over $2 is tax deductable and will make a difference!
There are lots of easy ways to make a donation:
- On Line
- You can make a secure online credit card donation to Yooralla via the Our Community donation web site.
- By Telephone
- Simply call Yooralla's Fundraising Department during office hours on 1800 666 010 to make a credit card donation.
- By Mail
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Send your cheque or money order by mail to:
Yooralla
PO Box 200
Flinders Lane Victoria 8009
If you would like more information on how you can donate to Yooralla please contact:
- Yooralla's Fundraising Department
- Tel: 1800 666 010
- Email: fundraising@yooralla.com.au
Online Fundraising -- a secure and instant way of supporting us
Do more than make it to the finish line in your next run, ride or swim event and get sponsored online! And in your next personal occasion do more by asking for a donation in lieu of gifts.
We have teamed with mycause to make the fundraising process simple and fun. Create a personal fundraising page, to safely and instantly encourage your friends and colleagues to support you in your fundraising efforts. Your friends are able to leave a message of encouragement or congratulations and each donation is recorded on your page allowing you to keep track of the funds you have raised. Each donor will be immediately receipted.
With mycause you can do away with collecting money and spend more time
Having fun!
Raffles
A stunning Holden SS-V V8 Sedan could be yours.
A stunning Holden SS-V V8 Sedan valued at $63,151 is there to be won. You could be the winner if you buy a ticket in Yooralla's Spring Raffle. Tickets are only $2 and we sell them in books of 10 and 20 tickets. If you sell and return your tickets before 17/09/2010 you will also go into the Early Bird Draw to win a Woolworths/Safeway Wish Gift Card valued at $2,500. So call our Raffle Department today on 03 9222 2940 to order your tickets.
Yooralla needs your help to raise $6.5 million beyond the funding we receive from the Government to provide adequate disability services. If you would like more information on Yooralla's raffles, please contact us on 03 9222 2940.
Minor Gaming Permit Number 10773/10 granted 25/06/2010 for sale of 450,000 tickets from 15/07/2010 to 05/10/2010. D Creedon Nominee. The raffle will be drawn at Yooralla, 244 Flinders Street, Melbourne, at 4.00pm on 05/10/2010. Result published in the Herald Sun Public Notices on 08/10/2010 and at www.raffleresults.com.au. Winner notified.
Early Bird Draw: For every ten tickets sold and returned before 4.00pm on 17/09/2010 the seller receives one entry into the Early Bird Draw for a Woolworths/Safeway Wish Gift Card valued at $2,500.
Incentive Prize Draw: For every ten tickets bought through telephone sales only and on the buyer's credit card, the buyer receives one entry into the Incentive Prize Draw for a $1,000 voucher from Dawson's Electrical Warehouse Retravision, Kew - this draw will take place at 2.00pm on 05/10/2010. There is an agreement with Apple Marketing Group Pty Ltd T/as Apple Telemarketing A.C.N. 132 476 709 to promote or conduct this raffle for reward.
Ticket number 346045 was drawn on 29/06/2010. The lucky winner, Marion Pfannenschmidt, is pictured with her grandson; Yooralla Fundraising Manager, Don Lewis; and, of course, her brand new Audi A4 B8 1.8l Multitronic Sedan.
Bequests
A bequest is a gift made in a Will, which in turn is a legal document specifying how a person wishes his or her property to be distributed after they die. A gift can include money, shares, jewellery, houses and a range of other items.
By leaving a gift to Yooralla in your Will, you can, with the stroke of a pen make a lasting difference and lessen the impact of disability in the lives of Victorian children and adults who live with disabilities.
Yooralla has produced a brochure called Your Will, Your Way, Your Yooralla which covers all the legal questions and shows you how to leave the gift of a lifetime to a great Victorian cause while still caring for your own family. To download a copy of this brochure, please click on the photo of the brochure. The PDF version will open in its own window.
We also have a "Personal Record Book", this is not meant to take the place of your will but is a place to record the details of how you want to pass on your personal things.
For your free copy of both Your Will, Your Way, Your Yooralla brochure and Personal Record Book please contact Paul Nugent on 03 9666 4531 or paul.nugent@yooralla.com.au.
Bargain Shop
Yooralla has a Bargain Shop located at Carlton. It sells a range of quality recycled clothing, jewellery, furniture and household items.
This Bargain Shop not only enables us to offer clothing and other household essentials at low prices to local community members, the profits also fund our work for Victorians who live with a disability.
To help raise vital funds, we are always grateful to receive your unwanted items in good condition to sell in our shop including:
- clothing in good, wearable condition
- books
- jewellery
- kitchen cutlery, pots and pans
- small electrical appliances including televisions in working order
Regrettably we are unable to offer a pick up service for your unwanted goods and while we are always grateful for donations of furniture, there are certain items we cannot accept simply because we don't have the room to store it. Please call our bargain shop to see if we have room available before dropping it off.
If you would like more information on Yooralla's Bargain Shop please contact:
- Yooralla's Marketing Department
- Tel: (03) 9666 4531
- Email: marketing@yooralla.com.au
- Carlton Bargain Shop
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135-136 Elgin Street
Carlton Victoria 3053 - Tel: (03) 9347 2848
Sponsor an event
Yooralla has a successful track record in conceptualising and presenting award winning special events that provide commercial benefits to event sponsors.
Event sponsors enjoy:
- Prominent advertising space on-line, on radio and in newspapers and electronic media
- Editorial in Yooralla publications
- Naming rights in promotional event material
- Signage at event venues
A public association with the iconic Yooralla brand positions the sponsor as a good corporate citizen, which translates into increased customer sales.
Volunteer
There is a wide variety of opportunities for Volunteers to use their skills to help us support out clients to participate in various activities and increase their independence. Volunteering is a wonderful commitment that we hope you will consider.
Volunteers help our staff by providing support and physical assistance to children and adults whose disability may have occurred at birth, by accident, ill-health or age. According to need, Volunteers can choose to work in a range of Yooralla services and we will try and match your interests and accessibility with the needs of our clients.
What sort of services?
- Accommodation, Respite
- Early Intervention, School Children's Intervention and Outreach Services
- Independent Living Services
- Day Services
- Recreation Services
- Employment Services
- Equipment Services
- Public Relations and Fundraising Services
What can Volunteers do?
Tasks could include:
- Providing mealtime assistance
- driving children to and from pre-school sessions
- assisting clients to participate in education and therapy programs
- helping on outings in school holiday programs
- offering friendly companionship
- performing clerical and office tasks
- or acting as a link between people who have a disability and their local community
What qualities do Volunteers need?
Anyone willing to be a volunteer must be:
- Reliable
- patient
- encouraging
- positive, friendly attitude
- respectful of client and staff confidentiality
- honest and ethical
- and must respect diversity
How much time is required? Days and times are negotiable -any amount of time Volunteers are able to give is valuable.
More Information?
Please contact:
The Volunteer Coordinator
PO Box 200
Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 8009
Email: volunteers@yooralla.com.au
or call Jo Cook on (03) 9916 5860
Bargain Shop
Volunteers operate a Yooralla Bargain Shop in Carlton. They sell a range of donated clothes and household items.
If you wish to donate goods to sell or volunteer your time to work in the shop, please contact:
Bargain Shop Volunteer Coordinator
Tel: (03) 9666 4531
Email: volunteers@yooralla.com.au