Toys, Tucker and Take Love

Danebank Anglican School for Girls, NSW

Danebank’s relationship with Anglicare has led to many community-based projects that have helped our girls to fulfil the school motto Ut Prosim That I may serve.

Over the last eight years, Danebank has participated in Toys and Tucker in support of Anglicare., filling a truck with their donations of toys. Food and other Christmasrelated goodies.

A group of students also make an annual trip to the warehouse to help assemble and pack hampers, gaining an integrated experience of the process and an insight into the benefits these bring to families. Hampers supply families with everything they need for a Christmas celebration, including food, gifts for children and wrapping paper.

This year, Danebank is working with Anglicare for the first time on the Take Love project in which students are paired with a nursing-home resident. Students form initial connections through virtual (Zoom) visits, allowing the pairs to get to know each other.

The girls are paired with residents from Woolooware Shores Nursing home and are excited to meet their residents. This experience allows students to foster relationships with elders and to understand their social needs. Another exciting initiative this year has been the work we have done together with Anglican Aid. Students organised a fundraiser for Syria and Türkiye after a devastating earthquake hit these countries earlier this year, with money going directly to assist people in both these countries. Activities like this not only help people in need, but help students to better understand the hardships faced by people around the world. Our girls develop empathy and realise that service extends beyond our immediate local community, and that they can have a powerful impactful on the global community.