Good Omen Goodeze

CREATING WARMTH AND COMFORT FOR THOSE IN NEED ONE STITCH AT A TIME

$10,000 raised in Canberra Giving Day Appeal

We are sending big thank you’s to Hands Across Canberra who organises the Canberra Giving Day each year and provides a matching $2,500 donation to organisations raising that amount in donations. While not technically a GOG sponsor, Hands Across Canberra plays a critical role to support charities and not-for-profit organisations like GOG by offering a number of opportunities like Canberra Giving Day and grant opportunities each year. They also make connections with the business and other organisations through events and contacts. GOG and the Canberra community are very lucky to have such an organisation.

Hands Across Canberra supports over 350 local charities and community organisations. Not all charities enjoy the same level of community support and awareness. Smaller organisations like GOG can struggle for the support and resources they need to carry out their important work. Hands Across Canberra helps by making sure everyone has access to funds, capacity building and support as they work on the front lines to make our community a better place. Working with the Canberra Foundations Collective, Hands Across Canberra grants more than $1.5 million each year to local projects and people. Hands Across Canberra also administers the Chief Ministers Charitable Fund and invests funds on behalf of generous locals.

Good Omen Goodeze Inc

Good Omen Goodeze (affectionately known as GOG) is a grassroots charity that started about 5 years ago to engage Canberrans of all walks of life to craft beautiful comfort items for patients, families and staff in the ACT health services. GOG’s vision is ‘providing warmth and comfort for those in need, one stitch at a time’ and our key focus is crafting items for people in ICU, aged care and end of life settings, while also reaching out into other areas of the community including children’s vaccinations, local charities, walk-in centres and the ACT Ambulance Service. Our Goodies are sent to hospitals and health care centres across the ACT including The Canberra Hospital, North Canberra Hospital, University of Canberra Hospital Bruce, Clare Holland House, ACT Ambulance Service, Gungahlin, Belconnen, Dickson and Tuggeranong Walk in Centres, Roundabout ACT.

Our charitable work focuses on engaging the local community through meet ups, workshops, public events and online activities with a focus on fostering positive, supportive and inclusive opportunities for people to meet, learn and share a love of crafting – all with the aim of giving back to people in need in the ACT community. This includes Canberra, Taylor, Ginninderry, Evatt, and Dickson. We engage community groups with outreach to people from culturally diverse or socially isolated backgrounds, as well as schools, universities and through online initiatives. Much of our work supports mental health in the community, and our comfort items also facilitate health care – GOG items are recognised as supporting two ACT health care accreditation standards.