Retired NSW State Emergency Service (SES) uniforms will be saved from landfill thanks to a partnership with Uniforms 4 Kids, a charity that will turn the former orange and blue uniforms into clothes and items for children and families in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officially launched today, the partnership means donated emergency service uniforms can be turned into evacuation bags, children\u2019s clothes, hats, pencil cases, library bags and soft toys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The partnership is an opportunity for the NSW SES to help the communities it serves even further, while also supporting sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The charity relies on volunteers to cut, stitch and sew the items. It also partners with the New South Wales Police Force, Queensland Police Service, Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force, Ambulance Victoria, Queensland Ambulance Service, Royal Flying Doctors and Australia Zoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uniforms 4 Kids was founded in 2015 by Order of Australia recipient Yvonne Pattinson, who began recycling donated police uniforms for children in remote and rural communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To date, more than 55,000 items made by the charity have been donated to domestic violence shelters, remote communities, families and children in need throughout Australia and in countries overseas where the AFP and Australian Border Force provide assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyone interested in getting involved can visit www.uniforms4kids.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister for Emergency Services Jihad Dib said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur dedicated SES volunteers do a lot for their local communities, and this partnership with Uniforms 4 Kids extends that ethos of helping people out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis partnership will help ensure fewer retired SES uniforms go to waste, not only helping families who might need financial assistance during these challenging times, but also helping to reduce landfill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cVolunteerism makes the world a better place, and to have two volunteer organisations partner to improve the lives of the communities they serve is inspiring.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n NSW SES Acting Commissioner Deb Platz APM said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re proud to partner with Uniforms 4 Kids, which is a very worthy cause that will make a difference to the lives of others in need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNot only that, but being able to give children evacuation bags made from old NSW SES uniforms will further develop community awareness and get families talking about what they may do, or pack, into the bag should they need to evacuate during a natural disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Uniforms 4 Kids Chairman Glenn Ferguson AM said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are thrilled to have the NSW State Emergency Service partner with us to further deliver on our mission of creating unique clothing for children in need, no matter who or where they are.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBy being able to repurpose donated uniforms for the good of others, we\u2019re continuing the use of the NSW SES uniform to protect and serve communities, all while reducing waste.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur dedicated sewing volunteers are based all over the country, with some groups formed in nursing homes, assisted living villages, church groups, or social groups, adding to the social impact we\u2019re having.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur team is made up of volunteers, and all monies raised go towards enabling the creation of outstanding and beautiful clothes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Retired NSW State Emergency Service (SES) uniforms will be saved from landfill thanks to a partnership with Uniforms 4 Kids, a charity that will turn the former orange and blue uniforms into clothes and items for children and families in need. Officially launched today, the partnership means donated emergency service uniforms can be turned into … Continue reading “NSW SES donates clothes through Uniforms 4 Kids partnership”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27923"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27924,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27923\/revisions\/27924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}