Redkite (charity)
| Formation | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-profit organisation |
| Purpose | Cancer charity supporting children, young people and their families |
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia |
Region served | Australia-wide |
| Services | Information, counselling, financial assistance, education and career support, bereavement help |
| Website | www |
Redkite (formerly The Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children in Australia) is an Australian charity founded in 1983, supporting children and young people with cancer and their families.
History[edit]
The charity that eventually became Redkite was founded by Sylvia Darley OBE, the secretary and unofficial manager of Sir Malcolm Sargent for the last 20 years of his life. Sir Malcolm was a British conductor, organist and composer and the chief conductor of the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts (The Proms). Malcolm toured Australia in 1936 for the first time, making several more visits before his death from cancer on 3 October 1967.
A year later, in 1968, Sylvia Darley founded The Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children (now CLIC Sargent) in the UK. Fifteen years later, in August 1983, the charity’s trustees established The Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children in New South Wales, Australia. The charity was expanded into Queensland in 2001. Separate chapters were then created in Victoria in 1989 and Western Australia in 1991. Each of the Australian chapters raised money to fund financial assistance grants for the families of children with cancer. In 2005, chapters of The Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children in Australia in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia merged. They were joined by Victoria in 2007 and rebranded as a single organisation called Redkite. Today, Redkite operates as a national non-for-profit organisation with its headquarters in Sydney and three additional offices in Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
Services[edit]
Services provided include music therapy, counselling, financial assistance, education scholarships and bereavement support.
Fundraising[edit]
Corporate partners contribute via initiatives like Workplace Giving Programs.[1], donation gift cards like retailer JB Hi-Fi’s superhero campaign[2] and Coles’ Christmas cards[3]
Supermarket chain Coles became Redkite’s main fundraising partner on 26 January 2013.[4]
Awards and Recognition[edit]
JB Hi-Fi’s workplace giving program with Redkite was recognised by The Australian Charities Fund as Best Overall Program and Most Innovative Charity and Employer relationship at their Workplace Giving Excellence Awards in 2016[5] In 2017, Redkite and The Songroom received the award jointly.
Ambassadors and Supporters[edit]
- Georgie Gardner – Australian journalist and television presenter
- Adam Spencer – Australian comedian, media personality and former radio presenter
References[edit]
- ↑ Patty, Anna (2016-06-23). "The top 10 charitable ASX companies". Gippsland Times. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ↑ "JB Hi-Fi to front Redkite fundraising campaign - STACK | JB Hi-Fi". STACK | JB Hi-Fi. 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ↑ "How your shopping trip can help cancer-affected families". Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ↑ "Coles campaign on in-store bread supports Redkite | Australian Food News". www.ausfoodnews.com.au. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
- ↑ Low, Catie (2016-11-16). "JB Hi-Fi lauded at Workplace Giving Excellence Awards". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
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