TOMRA Cleanaway is proud to celebrate our support of the 2024 ‘Good Friday Appeal‘. The first major charity campaign across the whole of the Victoria’s container deposit scheme, CDS Vic return point network, the amazing charity featured on the main screens of all TOMRA Cleanaway’s west zone reverse vending machines.

At a recent event, Tony Catania, TOMRA Cleanaway’s General Manager of Victoria was able to celebrate the considerable donation to the appeal with fellow network operators and CDS Vic scheme coordinator.

Good Friday Appeal Helping Children

Victorians have proven that 10 cents can create a lot of change, raising $64,000 for the Good Friday Appeal by returning more than half a million drink containers and generously donating their refunds to the cause, many of which came through the generous community of the CDS Vic west zone network from TOMRA Cleanaway.

Rebecca Cowan, Executive Director of the Good Friday Appeal, expressed gratitude to all Victorians who participated in returning their drink containers.

“I extend heartfelt thanks to the countless volunteers, schools, businesses, and families who actively collected drink containers for donation refunds,” she said.
“The funds raised will contribute to the work funded through the Good Friday Appeal including important programs, lifesaving pieces of equipment, research and patient centered care.”

CEO of VicReturn, Jim Round, scheme coordinator for CDS Vic expressed gratitude towards Victorians who supported the iconic Good Friday Appeal as the first statewide donation partner for Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic).

“This remarkable accomplishment highlights the generosity of the Victorian community, their support for The Royal Children’s Hospital and their enthusiasm for Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme,” he said.
“Victorians understand the significant impact a 10-cent refund can have when it’s amplified across the entire state.”

Mr Round  presented the campaign’s final donation cheque to the Good Friday Appeal with support from the Scheme’s Network Operators, including Tim O’Donnell, GM of CDS at Visy; Marc Churchin, CEO of Return-It; and Tony Catania, GM – Victoria at TOMRA Cleanaway. The network operators played an important role in promoting the Good Friday Appeal and collection of donations of containers at their hundreds of return points across the state.

Fundraising through drink containers

The scheme provides charities, community groups, environmental organisations, sports groups and educational organisations with new and easy ways to raise funds.

Since its commencement in November 2023, Victorians have donated over $455,000, boosting more than 3,900 approved donation partners across the whole of the state – a third of which are located in the CDS Vic west zone, delivered by TOMRA Cleanaway.

 

This article appeared in the Riverine Herald

To find out more about becoming a donation partner in the CDS Vic west zone, visit our website