BUNNINGS Wonthaggi is joining stores across Australia this Friday, March 21 in throwing its support behind communities impacted by recent extreme weather events in Queensland and New South Wales with a nationwide sausage sizzle at Bunnings stores.
From 9am to 4pm Wonthaggi Bunnings team members will get behind BBQs and raise funds, with all proceeds going to GIVIT, a platform managing donations for people and communities impacted by extreme weather events including Cyclone Alfred and the North Queensland floods.
Local managers at Wonthaggi have confirmed they’re getting right behind the initiative.
Bunnings Director of Stores, Rod Caust, said, “Our team always embrace the opportunity to help out where they can and getting on the BBQ tongs to support communities impacted by recent weather events is no different.”
“Some of our teammates live in the impacted areas and have been on the ground providing hands-on help to their communities with recovery efforts. Our national fundraising BBQ in partnership with GIVIT is another way we can get behind them and show our support with hundreds of Bunnings sausage sizzles taking place all over Australia this Friday, March 21,” he said.
In addition to the country-wide sausage sizzle, Bunnings customers will also have the option to make a donation to GIVIT online and in-store through a register.
GIVIT CEO, Chris Staines, said, “GIVIT is so grateful to Bunnings and their customers for supporting our work ensuring flood and cyclone impacted communities have access to the essential goods and services they need to recover from these disasters.”
“We are working with these communities to provide immediate relief through grocery and fuel vouchers as well as furniture, whitegoods and household essentials when people are able to move home. Thanks to the Bunnings team for providing this simple way for people to help their fellow Australians who are doing it tough,” he said.
More than 290 Bunnings stores are expected to participate in the fundraiser.
For more than 25 years, Bunnings has been supporting local community groups and organisations through fundraising sausage sizzles.