Golden Casket is proud to announce a donation of $300,000 to the Daniel Morcombe Foundation, continuing its support of the Foundation and helping the organisation expand its vital work of educating children across the country about personal safety.
The Golden Casket contribution will be used to grow the Foundation’s child safety education programs, child safety events, and to increase the support the Foundation provides to victims of crime and families of missing persons.
The donation from Golden Casket, part of the Lott – Australia's official lotteries, has been funded from unclaimed prize money.
Media Conference details: WHAT: Announcement of Golden Casket's $300,000 donation to the Daniel Morcombe Foundation WHEN: 11am, Tuesday 28 July 2020 WHERE: The Lott store, 180 Ann Street, Brisbane WHO: Bruce and Denise Morcombe founders of the Daniel Morcombe Foundation Hans de Koning from Golden Casket
Golden Casket Sponsorship and Community Manager Hans de Koning said he was proud to announce Golden Casket’s continued support of the Daniel Morcombe Foundation.
“Every family in Australia has a greater understanding of how we can keep our children safe thanks to the incredible and hard work of Bruce and Denise Morcombe,” he said.
"From funding hospital infrastructure to medical research, including a recent donation to the University of Queensland's COVID-19 vaccine, we have a long track record of contributing to initiatives that support healthy and happy communities. Our contribution to the Daniel Morcombe Foundation continues this."
To further support the Foundation’s mission to protect children, Mr Shepherd said the Lott, through its retail network, has expanded the Amber Alert system into other states and territories.
"For more than a decade, Golden Casket has supported the Amber Alert system by broadcasting urgent information about missing or abducted children to the community through our network of 900 retail outlets across Queensland," he said.
"Now, other states and territories under the Lott have begun receiving relevant alerts to boost the nation's child safety net."
The Daniel Morcombe Foundation co-founder Bruce Morcombe said the Foundation had been able to keep more children safe over the past 12 months thanks to Golden Casket’s support.
“We’ve been able to educate more kids about their personal safety and assist more victims of crime who have been physically and sexually abused,” he said.
“In 2019, the Foundation’s National Day of Action on child safety education and awareness – Day for Daniel recorded its highest number of registrations of schools and early learning centres.
“The target in 2020 is an all-time record of 4,000 registrations of schools and early learning centres. This equates to over 1 million students across Australia participating in child safety education and this is all thanks to the Golden Casket funding.”
The Daniel Morcombe Foundation was created in 2005 by Bruce and Denise Morcombe after their 13-year-old son Daniel was abducted from a Sunshine Coast bus stop in 2003.
Since creating the Foundation, Daniel's parents have worked tirelessly to provide Australian children with the education, protection, and support to be safe from abuse and risk of harm. The Foundation aims to remember Daniel's legacy and assisting young victims of crime.
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