Kids Under Cover has raised $49,700, thanks to their Cubby House Challenge, for youth homelessness at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show this weekend.
National marketing and fundraising manager for Kids Under Cover, Lucy McMorron said, being the official charity of The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show has “increased their profile”, with the large numbers that it attracts.
The Cubby House Challenge brings together members of the building industry to design, build and decorate children’s cubby houses for raffle and auction.
Ms McMorron said, the Cubby House Challenge is an “innovative way to raise funds” for Kids Under Cover to combat youth homelessness.
- On any given night, there are more than 105,000 homeless people across Australia. [Australian Bureau of Statistic, census of population and Housing: Estimating homelessness 2001, 2012]
- Of these, 42% are under 25 years old. [Kids Under Cover Fact Sheet]
- Family issues are one of the leading causes of youth homelessness [dept. of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Literature Review into the effect interventions working with homeless and at-risk young people, 2012]
Cubby 1: Mini Giant sold for $5,700.
Designed by: Maddison Architects and built by: Stonehaven Homes.
Cubby 2: Storybook Hollow (People’s Choice Award-Winner, 2013) sold for $9,000.
Designed by: Smith Madden and built by: Harris HMC.
Cubby 3: The Zimmer sold for $19,000.
Designed and built by: Porter Davis.
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Cubby 4: Enchanted Tree sold for $9,400.
Designed & Built by: Positive Footprints.
Cubby 5: Your Name Here sold for $6,600.
Designed by Gunn Dyring Architecture and Urban Design and built by: David McDonald Builders.
Director of corporate and design services at Smith Madden, Lee Davy said they got involved with the Cubby House Challenge through a colleague in Brisbane, “the designers saw the idea and loved it”.
Smith Madden have taken up the challenge this year with a Hobbit and fairytale inspired cubby, Storybook Hollow.
She said, “everything is donated” for the Storybook Hollow cubby including time, materials and construction.
“The collaborative effort” between the design team and Harris builders started mid November 2012 and they were still painting up until the day before the show started, said Ms Davy.
Ms McMorron said, they were aiming to raise over $100,000 for this year.
KIDS UNDER COVER:
- Is a non-profit organization who aim to prevent youth homelessness.
- Since 1989 the program has supported 2,800 young people at the risk of homelessness.
Kids Under Cover create accommodation and safe spaces for youth, at risk of being homeless or are homeless, in parents and carer’s gardens.
Here’s their display bungalow at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show:
The annual Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show celebrated its 18th birthday this year and ran from March,20-24 .
The show featured landscape, sculpture, culinary and floral talent from around Australia.
WHERE IS THE MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FLOWER AND GARDEN SHOW?
View Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show in a larger map
OTHER RELATED LINKS:
- My day in film and photos at Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.
- KUC Twitter.
- The Age talks to Grand Design’s Peter Madison about his entry into KUC Cubby House Challenge.
- http://www.melbflowershow.com.au/Home
- “The Botanical Blog” Official Blog of the MIFGS with daily updates about the show
