From a breast care cushion sewing bee to bra donations, Bundaberg Regional Galleries has joined forces with Zonta Club of Bundaberg and Support the Girls to help women in the community.
The Support the Girls campaign is aimed at providing essential items, like bras, to women in local and regional communities facing hardship.
In conjunction with the gallery’s ‘Mom Bras’ exhibition, visitors to Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery can donate their unneeded, gently worn bras in the donation box on site.
Donated bras should:
- be clean and washed
- have shoulder straps and sides intact
- be free from stains or perspiration marks,
- have rust-free hooks and fastenings which working properly
- have wires intact
Drop-in sewing morning
Zonta Club of Bundaberg will host a drop-in sewing morning at Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery on Saturday 16 August to create breast care cushions for patients recovering from breast surgery.
The handmade cushions are given free of charge to hospitals, breast care nurses and individuals to assist patients to sit, sleep and rest more comfortably.
The Zonta Breast Care Cushion Project is a long running initiative that seeks to improve the quality of life for patients by easing physical discomfort and reminding recipients they are not alone during their recovery.
Community members of all sewing abilities are encouraged to come along to the gallery between 10 am and 12 pm to participate in this hands-on activity that connects art, advocacy and community care.
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