Charities
One of the objectives of Open Gardens Canberra is to support charities. In 2020 we donated $1000 each to the CWA Drought Relief Appeal and Tharwa Rural Fire Service as well as $2000 to the Friends of Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens which was badly impacted by the recent fires.
Individual charities are also chosen by each garden owner. In Autumn 2019, one of our most successful weekends resulted in nearly $6000 being raised for Bungendore charities through the respective garden owners. Since 2016 the following charities have benefitted from the proceeds of open gardens:
Abbeyfield House Bungendore Project
ACT Eden Monaro Cancer Support Group
ACT Wildlife
Arrow The Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation
Aussie Helpers
Bears of Hope
Birds Australia
Bob Brown Foundation
Bravehearts
Bungendore Community Aid & Bungendore War Memorial Hall
Bungendore Community Foundation
Bungendore Residents Group
Bungendore Rural Fire Service
Bush Heritage Australia
Canberra Refugee Support Group
Cambodia Care
Canberra Street Cat Alliance
Children’s Future Education Fund
Climate Council
Cure Brain Cancer Foundation
FESR War Memorial Foundation Inc.
Grow the music
Lions Club of Canberra Brindabella
Literacy for Life Foundation
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Mulligan’s Flat Woodland Sanctuary
The Mulloon Institute
National Parks Association of the ACT
National Rock Garden
Orana Steiner School
Organic Trust Australia – Research and Education
Ovarian Cancer Australia
Palliative Care Australia
Pegasus Riding School for the Disabled
Pink Ribbon
Queanbeyan Wildcare
Revival Fellowship Mission Fund for Vanuatu
ReachOut Australia
Ronald McDonald House Greater Western Sydney
Royal Flying Doctor Service
Rural Australians for Refugees
St John’s Care
St John’s Church, Reid
St Vincent de Paul
Toora Women Inc