Welcome to Toys `n’ Tucker 2011. We look forward to partnering with you to share the joy of Christmas with those who would otherwise go without. Over the coming weeks registration information will be sent to previous Toys ‘n’ Tucker participants. If you haven’t taken part before please have a look around the site to see what it’s all about. Information on how to get involved can be found on the Toys `n’ Tucker homepage.

Don’t forget to stay tuned to Toys `n’ Tucker 2011 updates by checking the News page, or by following us on Facebook or Twitter. Information and resources will continue to be added to the site as we look to make 2011 a year of ‘Christmas hope’ for people in need.

We would like to thank all that partnered with us in our 2010 Toys ‘n’ Tucker appeal. Thousands of families throughout Sydney and the Illawarra had a special Christmas thanks to the generosity of Toys ‘n’ Tucker supporters.

• Over 344 businesses, schools, parishes and youth groups collected food and gifts to help those less fortunate
• Almost $5,000 worth of toys was purchased through our Simply Giving online site
• In excess of $18,000 was raised to provide Christmas Tucker Cards for our clients

As a result, almost 3,700 children were able to wake up to exciting gifts on Christmas morning and around 2,500 families were provided with food hampers throughout Sydney and the Illawarra.

Donated goods were taken to our Hamper Packing warehouse in Mount Druitt where volunteers, students and drivers worked tirelessly to, sort, pack and distribute Christmas food and gift hampers to needy families.

Your partnership was vital in enabling us to offer care and support to thousands of struggling families in our community – families who will never be able to thank you personally. We would like to thank you on their behalf. Please pass on our sincere thanks to everyone that participated in the program and assure them that their generosity helped make a real difference to many at Christmas.

We hope you will partner with us again in 2011.

The ANGLICARE Team

ANGLICARE would like to extend a warm thank you to the following businesses and State and Federal Parliamentarians that participated in our 2010 Toys ‘n’ Tucker program:

Businesses

• AJS Computing Services
• ALSCO Pty Ltd Enfield
• Anglican Youthworks
• Aspire Constructions Casula
• Baulkham Hills Shire Council
• Beirsdorf Australia Ltd
• Bio-Rad Laboratories Pty Ltd
• Combined Probus Club of Castle Hill
• Contours North Ryde
• Crestwood District Girl Guides
• Dalkia Technical Services
• Dee Why Endoscopy Unit
• Department of Primary Industries
• Enware Australia
• Fairfax Media
• Landmark Operations Ltd
• NCR Australia Pty Ltd
• Nicholas Bray Landscapes
• NSW Nurses Association
• O’Connors Strata
• Pitcher Partners
• Premium Floors Pty Ltd
• Splicing and Cutting Services
• Toyota Australia

State and Federal Parliamentarians

• Mr Mike Baird MP
• Ms Gladys Berejiklian MP
• Mr David Borger MP
• Mr Matt Brown MP
• The Hon. Linda Burney MP
• The Hon. David Campbell MP
• Ms Pru Goward MP
• Mr Barry O’Farrell MP
• Mr Rob Stokes MP
• The Hon. Danna Vale MP

We would also like to thank the following companies that kindly donated products and or staff to our 2010 Hamper Packing program:

• AMP
• Big W
• Westpac

We look forward to partnering with you again in 2011.

Merry Christmas from Toys ‘n’ Tucker.

Thanks to everyone that has donated and is still donating to Toys ‘n’ Tucker, we appreciate your support in helping us ‘Share the Joy’ with families we care for.

ANGLICARE’s 2009 Toys ‘n’ Tucker program was officially launched on Tuesday 10 November.

ANGLICARE staff, volunteers and supporters from schools and parishes gathered at our hamper-packing headquarters in Mt Druitt.

Guests were given a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the Toys ‘n’ Tucker campaign, culminating with a tour of the warehouse and a demonstration of the hamper-packing process.

ANGLICARE’s Director of Community Care, Dr Ian Jackson said requests for help increased 29 per cent in June and July, compared with the same period in 2008.

“Many of the individuals and families we see feel excluded from their communities due to a complex mix of factors including unemployment and poor housing and other barriers such as illness or disability”.

“Toys ‘n’ Tucker will remove a little bit of the strain this Christmas,” said Dr Jackson.

With the help of Sydney Anglican parishes, ANGLICARE aims to provide over 2500 food parcels and gifts for more than 3700 children this year.

We hope your Church, Youth Group, School or Business is getting ready to participate in Toys ‘n’ Tucker, which officially begins 1^st November 2009.

If you are conducting a food and toy collection here are some things we really need:

Gift Ideas

• Sports Equipment
• Books
• T-shirts
• Board Games
• Baby Toys
• Craft Sets

Christmas Foods

• Christmas Cake
• Christmas Pudding
• Long-life Custard
• Tinned Ham
• Lollies
• Instant Coffee

Please help us by avoiding

• Glass jars – or anything fragile that may break in transit
• Chocolate – as it’s likely to melt
• Wrapping gifts – unfortunately anything that comes to us wrapped must be unwrapped prior to distribution

If you’re on Facebook or Twitter click on the links on the bottom of this page to follow Toys ‘n’ Tucker and keep up to date with the latest news.

Welcome to our new Toys ‘n’ Tucker website. We hope you will find the website useful and informative.

The website will be updated frequently with news stories, videos and downloads, so make sure you bookmark this page and visit every few days.

Thank you to all who have already registered, you will receive your Toys ‘n’ Tucker kits soon.