Get flowers for Mother's day and help "Creating Hope in Cambodia" helps the poor in Cambodia

Flowers for mum to help charity bloom

24 Apr, 2012
KREE NASH
The Daily Advertiser (Australia)

A WAGGA charity is taking on a fund-raiser with a twist. 

Instead of a traditional bake sale Creating Hope for Cambodia is holding a Mother’s Day flower drive, which will see mothers not only receive beautiful flowers on the day, but Cambodian families living in poverty receive a roof over their head.

The concept was born from the idea of Freckles Flowers owner Katrina Dosser who was looking for a charity to align herself with.

From every sale of a Mother’s Day flower arrangement or bouquet ordered through Creating Hope in Cambodia, she has pledged to donate a portion of the sale to the charity.

Creating Hope In Cambodia has a committee of nine Wagga women who are dedicated to alleviating suffering in the most poverty-stricken locations in Cambodia, giving priority to the most urgent needs of housing, education and access to safe drinking water.

Founder and chairwoman Kim Ellings said the partnership was a perfect fit with the organisation looking for a way to raise further funds after realising they were several thousand dollars short for a current project to see 24 houses built as a part of a relocation project.

She said the Wagga community has been generous in its support, raising around $35,000 last year alone through a Black Tie Ball and High Tea.

She is hopeful residents will once again lend their support.

“Seeing as though a lot of people would be buying flowers anyway, we are hoping that they would just choose to buy them through us – not only making mum happy, but supporting charity too,” she said.

Orders are being taken until Thursday, May 3, with ordering available through Ms Ellings on 0424 141 084 or kimjam98@hotmail.com.