kscarbel2 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Owner/Driver / March 20, 2017 Since the Drought Angels kicked things off in 2014, co-founders Nicki Blackwell and Tash Johnston have endeavoured to provide aid to as many struggling regional areas as possible. The Drought Angels’ work is made possible by generous truckies, donations, and a host of volunteers. The first run of 2017 is set to help 23 families doing it tough in Auburn on April 1, offering up hay, cotton seed, dog food, and stock feed. Administrator and social media volunteer Kylee Lyon says it’s all about helping communities that need it most with face-to-face support. "Drought Angels have been doing this for three years and our focus is really helping one community at a time," Kylee said. "We’ve grown a lot over the past 15 months, and we’ve now helped 11 communities across the three years." Kylee emphasised the Drought Angels’ need for donations, all of which are used to help pay fuel costs for the trucks, farming supplies and local store vouchers. "We’ve got six trucks helping us for the Auburn run, all owner drivers," she said. "We are still trying to raise funds because we try and give the drivers fuel money and it’s only possible with donations." Drought Angels co-founder Tash Johnston says the reason for choosing Auburn is based around the lack of rain the region has seen in recent times. "In the last couple weeks these guys have had a little rain, but nowhere near enough – they haven’t had proper rain for about two years now," Tash said. The Angels are planning on a doing a couple more runs across 2017, but Tash says at this stage they’re still deciding where they’ll go based on donations. The hay for the Auburn run was purchased and is set to be transported on the day, but the Angels also have hay in Kerang, Victoria, that needs to make its way to some south-west Surat properties. "We still need trucks to help get us the hay from Kerang to the Surat region," Tash said. "We would probably need about half a dozen but we cover freight costs, we just need people willing to donate their time and truck." If you’re able to assist with carting hay from Kerang to south-west Surat, email the Drought Angels on droughtangels@gmail.com.au To help make the Auburn visit a successful one, and to help the Angels get to more regions across the year, tax-deductible donations can be made at http://droughtangels.org.au/product/make-a-donation-drought-angels/ . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 Drought Angels hay run: ‘They were glad they haven’t been forgotten’ Owner/Driver / April 12, 2017 A number of generous truckies assisted in delivering much-needed hay, cotton seed and dog food to the drought-stricken Auburn region in what was a successful first event of the year for the Drought Angels. On the day, generous truckies Tim Ison from Ison Haulage and Chris Dolbel from Nobby’s Transport, both Chinchilla based owner-drivers, donated their time, fuel and trucks to help the Drought Angels deliver supplies to eight farmers in need. Drought Angels Co-Founder Tash Johnston says the farmers were appreciative and glad to know the general public wants to help. "The families were overwhelmed and were so grateful that people understand and want to help them," Tash said. "They were so glad they haven’t been forgotten." Tash explained that the Drought Angels still need to get about 400 bales of hay from Kerang in Victoria up to Wyandra in south-west Queensland. "We have about eight truck loads of hay to get from Kerang to Wyandra, so any help would be appreciated," she said. The Drought Angels plan on doing plenty of aid work across the year, but rely on donations to keep things moving. "We’re going to do some more hay drops, but we need to raise money first. "We’re holding a big fundraiser later in the year but in the meantime it’s about getting food hampers out, prepaid grocery vouchers and more hay. "Every donation helps." If you’re able to assist with carting hay from Kerang to south-west Surat, email the Drought Angels on droughtangels@gmail.com.au To help make the Auburn visit a successful one, and to help the Angels get to more regions across the year, tax-deductible donations can be made at http://droughtangels.org.au/product/make-a-donation-drought-angels/ . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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