Australian Made licensees brighten up Christmas at Ronald McDonald House

Australian Made licensees have rallied behind local families this festive season, donating 50 Australian Made care packs to Ronald McDonald House North Fitzroy at Casa Elda Vaccari.

Australian Made Chief Executive Ben Lazzaro was delighted to hand over the packs of authentic Aussie products to Peter Bishop, Chief Executive of Ronald McDonald House Charities in the week before Christmas.

“It’s incredibly encouraging to see the generosity shown by our Australian Made licensees as they jumped at the opportunity to donate their wonderful products to this very worthwhile cause. Our hope is that these care packs will go some way to help brighten up Christmas for Aussie families doing it tough,” said Mr Lazzaro.

“Even more than that, these products are keeping thousands of Australians employed in the manufacturing sector right across Australia.”

Ronald McDonald House Charities Victoria & Tasmania (RMHC VIC & TAS) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing vital programs for families with seriously ill children. The Australian Made Campaign has adopted an ‘Australian Made’ room at the North Fitzroy House, to provide accommodation for families caring for seriously ill children.

Each pack contains a number of products licensed to carry the famous green and gold Australian Made logo:

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Ronald McDonald House North Fitzroy at Casa Elda Vaccari provides fully furnished bedrooms, communal lounges, kitchens, BBQs, play areas, a laundry and pantry to the families of seriously ill children, supporting them in their time of greatest need.

It is home to up to 25 families whose children are receiving treatment at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, the Mercy and Women’s Hospitals. The children access treatment from every department in the hospitals, the most common service providers being oncology, cardiology, transplant, neonatal intensive care, respiratory and neurology.