Every year Middlemore Foundation gives pyjamas to thousands of kids in need across South Auckland. Middlemore Foundation’s work in the community has never been needed more than now and this year we are going ahead with Jammies in June to keep our most vulnerable tamariki warm through winter.
For this year’s Jammies in June we are not setting a target but simply asking the New Zealand public to give what they can and together let’s do our best to give warm winter jammies to as many children in need as possible.
How you can help?
Thousands of kids don’t have warm pyjamas to wear in winter. Together, we can change that.
How you can support Jammies in June 2020:
Purchase online from a retailer or small business and get the items shipped to us
Make a donation in lieu of a pair of pyjamas
Join in the Cold for the Cause fundraiser at home
Sign up to be a drop-off point
Retailers include but are not limited to:
Info Service (opens end of June); Picton Street Alterations; Times Newspapers office (behind Poppies); ANZ Bank in Picton Street
The need
Approximately 125,000 children live in Counties Manukau;
48 per cent of these children live in areas of high socio-economic deprivation
Jammies in June is now in its eighth year giving pyjamas, blankets, beanies, socks and slippers to children in need. In 2019, almost 27,000 pyjamas and $18,911.83 was donated by the loyal supporters and businesses in our Jammies Army.
Cold for the cause
Every winter, thousands of children go to sleep each night without warm pyjamas to combat the cold and preventable illnesses.
This year for Jammies in June we’re asking you to get fundraising and go Cold for the Cause.
Cold for the Cause is a fundraising challenge to build awareness and raise funds to help keep our most vulnerable children warm and healthy through the cold winter months ahead.
Cold for the Cause challenges you to spend two cold nights without your warm winter pyjamas or heating to gain a small insight into how children under the poverty line live and to raise urgent funds to give jammies to our tamariki in need.
1.Set your goal
Set your fundraising goal – Remember every dollar counts and just $100 can buy 10 pairs of jammies for 10 kids in need!
2. Create your fundraising account and share
Create a fundraising account of your choice – We recommend using Givealittle. Share your fundraiser on social media tagging Middlemore Foundation and #ColdForTheCause.
3. Start fundraising
It’s time to get fundraising! Rally your troops to join the Jammies Army and donate to the cause.
4. Go Cold for the Cause
Go Cold for the Cause, document your journey and share your story tagging #ColdForTheCause – and encourage your friends to take the challenge too. Together, we can make a difference.
