Donate Your Pamper Packs and Mini Toiletries

Those holiday pamper packs and mini soaps piling up in a bottom drawer could be just the pick-me-up for someone doing it tough. Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch MP is asking the community to drop off those mini soaps, shampoos, toothpaste and other grooming essentials in a special collection bin at her Woy Woy office. She is collecting for The Man’s Bag which assembles these feel-good packs and distributes them to homeless men and youth. The Man’s Bag was started by Carole and Kelly McConnell in October last year, creating bags packed with hygiene essentials such as toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, etc for men and boys doing it tough. Carole said The Man’s Bag works with organisations including Vinnies, Harmonisation, and Coast Shelter, gave out 125 packs at Christmas last year, and gave out another 100 at Homelessness Connect Gosford in May this year. Donations can be made at the Gosford Electorate Office, 71 Blackwood Road, Woy Woy. The Man’s Bag especially appreciate donations of ‘minis’ (e.g., from hotels or airlines) as they are lighter to pack and carry, as well as clear bottles that can be donated to correctional facilities.