ST GEORGE and Sutherland Shire residents are being urged to donate unused, unwanted disposable nappies to those less fortunate.
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The call is being made by The Nappy Collective, a charity set up last October by Melbourne mum Sandra Jacobs after she found a stash of nappies her daughter had outgrown.
She had recently learnt that many mothers in shelters struggled to afford the basic needs for their young children so she set about collecting left-over nappies for the less fortunate.
The first collection saw 1500 nappies donated at one drop-off point in Melbourne and it has since expanded to include three nappy drives a year across Australia.
There are now 130 collection points and 40 beneficiaries, with 109,669 nappies collected so far.
The latest nappy drive is running until November 5.
There are two nappy drop-off points in the area for this collection: Sutherland Shire Auto Centre, Unit 7, 555 Princes Highway, Kirrawee; and Tocomwall Pty Ltd, 53 Forest Road, Miranda.
At the end of the drive the nappies are sorted, packed and distributed to organisations that support families in need or in crisis.
Amelie House at Sutherland has previously received nappies from the drive.
Among the beneficiaries this time is shire-based Dandelion Support Network, which takes donations of pre-loved nursery equipment and children's clothes before distributing them via hospitals and support agencies to those in need.
Dandelion's president Gabrielle Humphreys said the organisation was "thrilled to be partnering with The Nappy Collective".
"Nappies can be an unexpected financial burden on families and we can help ease this stress by providing these essential items to those in need," she said.
"The families we work with are always so grateful for the goods they receive and it is the generosity of our supporters and great initiatives such as The Nappy Collective that enable us to continue our work in the community."