Brisbane Basket Brigade Wishing Tree Program 2022
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift!
Since 1995, throughout the Christmas season, the Basket Brigade of the Magic Moments Foundation have worked with grassroot organisations to anonymously deliver food, toys, gifts, festive cheer and hope to those who need it most! The Brisbane Basket Brigade is part of a not-for-profit national charity run entirely by volunteers through the Magic Moments Foundation of Australia.
The concept of Basket Brigades exist all around the world however each brigade is run independently of the other. We are a non-religious, non-political organisation, bringing together like-minded people who make a difference to others’ lives.
We are proud to say that in Brisbane we support over 70 local grassroot charities who nominate our recipients and that all donations, gifts and funds raised by the Brisbane Basket Brigade are returned back to our very own local Brisbane community.
The Brisbane Basket Brigade is all about giving back at Christmas. It’s about volunteers helping those who have fallen on hard times or those who might need to be reminded that someone cares. It’s about making sure that Christmas is full of love and the spirit of giving for everyone.
Our Committee of volunteers deliberately seek out recipients, via our grassroot charities, who might otherwise fall through the cracks and not seek help – children, women, families, the elderly, the hungry, refugees and the homeless.
We have many different ways that you can support BBB as a corporate or group supporter. Whether you’re a small office of just a couple of people, a group of kind, passionate individuals, a community group wanting to run your own Christmas gifting program or a large company/retail chain/gym/factory that wants to collaborate with your clients and customers , we have a program that is sure to fit. You can find all the details and FAQs relating to the Wishing Tree Program.
This event is for our Corporates and/or groups wanting to sign up specifically for our 2022 Wishing Tree Program.
Our Christmas Wishing Tree and Book Drives are one of the main ways that we collect gifts to be delivered with our baskets. They are incredibly important to BBB as without donations, there could not possibly be gift baskets!
Our Christmas Wishing Tree and Book Drives are one of the main ways that we collect gifts to be delivered with our baskets. They are incredibly important to BBB as without donations, there could not possibly be gift baskets!
With every basket we deliver BBB also provide a gift for each and every member of the family, including the family cat or dog. We can’t do it alone, we need your help!
Upon signup you’ll be able to nominate your own targets for each nominated age group so we can make sure that none of our recipients are missed. Each ticket purchased is for 5 separate gifts in your nominated category.
Each category has a limited number of tickets and we remind you to be realistic in your targets. Whilst noble to set ambitious targets, BBB purchase approximately 50% of the gift targets each year and use their annual fundraising and donations to purchase last minute gifts for the shortfalls in any categories to ensure that nobody misses out. Whilst it’s understandable that commitments or circumstances change, the more notice we have of any shortfalls the better planning we can do to ensure that each recipient’s gift is purchased with thought and compassion rather than last minute. If for some reason you realise that you won't be able to meet your ticket targets please let us know as soon as possible so we can amend your order and place the tickets back into the listings to be reallocated.
Delivery of your donations
Donations can be delivered to the Packing Event on Friday, 9 December between 8:30am and 4:00pm.
The packing event will be held at John Paul College (in the Coleman Centre) at Daisy Hill.
The packing event will be held at John Paul College (in the Coleman Centre) at Daisy Hill.
Still got questions? For any specific queries please email our Corporate Team at BBB.Corporate@magicmoments.org.au and someone will get back to you.
Thank you so much for your support. Unfortunately ticketing for our Corporate and/or Group Wishing Tree Program for 2022 is now closed. To find out other ways you can get involved or to be notified of our 2023 programs you can sign up to our newsletter here.
