All of them.
Postage stamps are being sold, with the funds from the used stamps going towards the purchase of mobility walkers for Aussie kids.
I'm lucky. I've got a mobility walker. I'm on to my second walker, because I grew out of the first one.
Some kids are not as lucky as me. Some kids don't have one.
We can help change that! Here's how:
Start collecting your used postage stamps.
Send them to us (hopefully with more postage stamps to collect!)
We will pass them on to a member of the Kiama Lions Club, who will forward them to The Lions International Stamp Club. At the Lions International Stamp Club, the stamps are sorted and sold.
If valuable stamps are sent to the Stamp Club, they are sold separately, often to dealers. Most stamps are bundled up and sold by weight, so it doesn't really matter whether its a 5c stamp or a $2 stamp. They all help.
The Lions International Stamp Club prefer to get the stamps still on paper, cut with a 1-2mm border. The stamps are sold by weight.
A lot of stamps go to China, but there are other countries buying the stamps.
So, by saving your stamps, you can help kids in Australia to have access to mobility walker. All money raised by the selling of our stamps goes to the Australian Lions Children’s Mobility Foundation.
This organisation uses the money to buy mobility aids for children needing them.
The walkers and mobility aids range in price. Some children need additional support, while others don't. Each time something is added to the walkers, the price increases.
About $10,000 will buy a Hart Walker, according to their website.
At the moment, Australia raises about $15,000 a year, from the sale of stamps.
The Australian Lions Children’s Mobility Foundation have fitted 2,142 children with a mobility walker.
So, instead of throwing away your used postage stamps, start collecting them.
We want them! We want to help provide a child with a walker.
Stamps can be mailed to:
Dexter's Stamps for Walkers
12/7 O’Gorman Street
Albion Park
NSW, 2527
Australia
Any questions, email us on [email protected]
And, we are still collecting itunes cards and movie vouchers, for 13-18 year olds who will be spending Christmas in Wollongong hospital. For more on this, read our earlier post. Thank you!
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