Sleeping Bag & Blanket Drive 2011

Help keep someone warm this winter...

An Initiative of The Ansaar Project

The annual sleeping bag and blanket drive is under way again until the 3rd July. We have more drop off points in Australia this year so more of the community have the opportunity to donate. Please click on the flyer link below for more information, and check this page often for project updates.

Project Director: Ahmed Baghdadi
Click on image to view flyer


Project Coordinators: Al Ghazzali Centre
Sydney- Lakemba: Hulya Tugcu
Melbourne- Coburg & Dandenong: Feriyal Glaidous
Newcastle: Al-Ghazzali Centre Ayesha Ramay

New Zealand
Auckland: Rasheed Memorial Daawah Trust Aashif Sacha

Australia
Brisbane- Rochedale & Algester Mosques: As-salaam Institute
Naseema Mustafa
Gold Coast: Gold Coast Mosque Sh Imran Hussain
Perth: Muslim Youth WA Maryam Khan
Sydney- Kingsgrove: Arkana College
Wollongong: Illawarra Muslim Women's Association Faoziyah Lawal-Yusuf


2011 Results

With Spring upon us, this years sleeping bag and blanket drive has now concluded. 381 sleeping bags and blankets were colelcted throughout Australia and New Zealand throughout the winter.

Blanket Count

The collected blankets and bags were then distributed in each of the cities where they were located, mainly to family support and homeless shelters. Here are some pictures of the distributions:

Coming soon....

Kindest of thanks to the eight organisations who partenered with us this year, and the fifteen family support and homeless shelters organisations who received our blankets and sleeping bags

Would you like to join us next year with colelctions or donations?

Contact ansaarsydney@alghazzali.org for more information.

2010 Sleeping Bag & Blanket drive page.