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25.01.2022 You can help make a difference to the life of a child in need. We are collecting donations of new stationery items to pack our kits for kids who dont have what they need for school. PM us for your nearest drop off location, or order online and have items shipped to: Got A Pen?... 29 Finlayson St Lane Cove, NSW 2066 See more

25.01.2022 We're looking for a helper! We need some boxes of donations collected from our drop off point in Kellyville and delivered to our HQ in Lane Cove. let us know if you'd like to help.

24.01.2022 Super successful working bee today, huge thanks to everyone who went above and beyond to help out! We have another working bee coming up on Feb 2, see our events for more info. We have completely run out of scissors, large pencil cases, and 15cm rulers and are running low on just about everything else. If you want to make a donation there are a few ways to go about it: *Drop off stationery items at one of our many drop off points across Sydney, PM us for your nearest... *Make an order online with a retailer and have it delivered to: Got A Pen? 29 Finlayson St Lane Cove NSW 2066 *Donate via our website www.gotapen.com.au

23.01.2022 Were looking for a helper! We need some boxes of donations collected from our drop off point in Kellyville and delivered to our HQ in Lane Cove. let us know if youd like to help.

23.01.2022 We are happy to announce that 10% of proceeds from The Lane Cove Fun Run will go to the following two charities; Got A Pen?and Sydney Community Services. There ...is also the opportunity to donate to these charities during the registration process. The Lane Cove Fun Run is organised by volunteers on behalf of The Lane Cove Public School P&C. By entering the run you will be participating in a great community event as well as supporting a local public school. To find out more visit: https://www.lanecovefunrun.com.au/fundraising/ .

22.01.2022 Grateful to once again receive the support of We All Care Australia this year.

21.01.2022 Looking forward to seeing many wonderful volunteers tomorrow! If youre planning on coming down and bringing a donation we are looking to be short on scissors, glue sticks, and lead pencils.

21.01.2022 Making a child's education easier is as simple as $10 worth of basic stationery items. For $10 we can put together a kit and deliver it to a child in need, right here in our own community. With 1 in 7 children in NSW living in poverty this is a real need. Visit our website to make a donation, or send us a PM for your nearest drop off point for supplies. At the moment we are most in need of scissors and large pencil cases. www.gotapen.com.au

21.01.2022 With boxes of our kits heading out around Sydney this week we are certainly feeling heart-full! You can help us cover the shipping costs by making a donation via our website www.gotapen.com.au

20.01.2022 Thanks to everyone who turned up to pack kits today! We absolutely churned through and got stacks done. We have run out of scissors and 15cm rulers, though. You can donate at any of our drop off points (PM us for addresses) or via our website at www.gotapen.com.au Hope to see you at our next working bee!

19.01.2022 If youre hungry this July pop into Grilld Chatswood and cast your vote for us!

19.01.2022 So true; an opportunity to change the world.

18.01.2022 Salts of the Earth at Dural has been a long time supporter and the friendly staff will gladly accept donations during their opening hours.

18.01.2022 Back To School sales are on everywhere , why not pick up a few extra items for kids who dont have the basics that they need for school? Message us for your nearest drop off point, or you can post or have online orders delivered to: Got A Pen?... 29 Finlayson St Lane Cove NSW 2066 See more

18.01.2022 Respond with compassion.

17.01.2022 Working hard towards our goal of compassion for others! Helping others makes us all so much richer.

15.01.2022 No kid should ever be without a pen to do their school work, yet up to 1 in 7 kids in NSW are living in poverty, and this is the kind of problem that they face. We provide stationery to children who do not have what they need to fully participate in their learning. If you would rather live in a community where kids dont have to worry about having basic supplies for school, then donate to Got A Pen?.... You can donate in 1 of 3 ways: 1. Drop off items at one of our drop off points across Sydney. 2. Send a gift card for a stationery retailer, or place an online order and have it delivered to our postal address (29 Finlayson St, Lane Cove 2066). 3. Donate direct via our website www.gotapen.com.au We are currently collecting (new, not used): Pens (Blue/Black/Red) Pencils Pencil cases Rulers (15cm preferred) Scissors Pencil sharpeners Erasers Highlighters Glue sticks Colour pencils/textas Geometry sets Calculators Our drop off points: Bankstown Beaumont Hills Camden Castle Hill Colbee Croydon Park Chatswood Dural Earlwood Epping Frenchs Forest Gladesville Greystanes Hornsby Hurstville Kellyville Lane Cove Leichhardt Normanhurst Northbridge Mosman Mount Druitt Penrith Penshurst Rozelle Summer Hill St Ives Ultimo Woolloomooloo *Please PM us for addresses* You can also join mailing list here for future updates: http://eepurl.com/cwgzF9 You can also help by sharing this post and our page with your friends and networks to help us spread the word about who we are and what we do. Thanks for your generosity.

15.01.2022 More than thirty years later, Bob Hawkes promise to end child poverty in this country is further away than ever. A Got A Pen? stationery kit helps to relieve the pressure on some of these children, improving educational outcomes. You can help today. www.gotapen.com.au

15.01.2022 Helping people only serves to make the world a better place.

14.01.2022 We have 1500 pencil cases left to fill up with much-needed stationery for the kids in our community who are going without. Our next working bee is coming up and we need scissors, pencil sharpeners, erasers, and lead pencils to get the job done. Cant get to a donation point to drop off supplies? Click through to our website below and donate via PayPal. We will use the money to purchase the shortfall.... www.gotapen.com.au

13.01.2022 Looking forward to a massive working bee tomorrow! Hope to see you there.

12.01.2022 An opportunity to make a real difference to the life of a child in our community is at your fingertips. www.gotapen.com.au

11.01.2022 Thanks to MBE Lane Cove for their continued support of our work.

11.01.2022 Just $10 can provide a kid with the basic stationery supplies that they need for school. Donate via our website www.gotapen.com.au

10.01.2022 According to the AEU 2018 State of our Schools Survey: 93 per cent of teachers use their own money to purchase supplies for their school or students - 45 pe...r cent spend under $500/year - 25 per cent spend more than $1000/year Of teachers spending their own money: - 78 per cent have to buy stationery for their students - 76 per cent have to buy classroom equipment for their students - 44 per cent have to buy library resources and textbooks for their students

09.01.2022 We have had a large donation dropped off to our collection point in Castle Hill but we have no way to transport so much to our storage unit! Is there anyone with a ute, large van, or even a convoy of hatchbacks (!!) Who could pick it up and bring it to our storage unit in Lane Cove?

08.01.2022 Good luck to all the students heading back to school this morning! Help them achieve their best by donating today. www.gotapen.com.au

06.01.2022 Thanks to Canterbury Bankstown Torch for their continued support as a drop off location.

06.01.2022 Children going days without eating fresh food, housing insecurity, and uncertain futures. A crisis explored on Radio National.

05.01.2022 Meet the Gers! They collect bottles and cans, returning them and collecting the money to donate to worthy causes. This time theyve chosen us. Thank you!

05.01.2022 Spotted at Coles!

05.01.2022 Mammoth effort! Thank you to everyone who contributed their time and who has donated. We are still accepting donations and will continue to pack more kits. You can donate via our website at www.gotapen.com.au

05.01.2022 Thanks to National Pharmacies at Kellyville for their ongoing support as a drop off point.

02.01.2022 Thanks to Hogg and Associates Lawyers Pty Ltd in Summer Hill for their support as a drop off location. They will happily accept donations during business hours.

01.01.2022 Getting ready for our working bee today! We need some people to stop by out storage unit at Storage King, Mars Rd in Lane Cove West at 10.30am to pick up supplies and take them to the council chambers. Can you help?

01.01.2022 The richest 1% of schools spent $3 billion. The poorest 50% spent $2.6 billion combined. The poorest 50% of schools teach nearly five times as many students.

01.01.2022 Making a childs education easier is as simple as $10 worth of basic stationery items. For $10 we can put together a kit and deliver it to a child in need, right here in our own community. With 1 in 7 children in NSW living in poverty this is a real need. Visit our website to make a donation, or send us a PM for your nearest drop off point for supplies. At the moment we are most in need of scissors and large pencil cases. www.gotapen.com.au