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Uber and Australian Red Cross share a desire to reduce, reuse and recycle, and to improve our cities by making the most of existing resources. On 31 January 2016, we partnered with Australian Red Cross to make donating to your local Red Cross Shop quick and convenient. and we were blown away by your generosity!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT

~ 11,000 bags of clothing (55,000kg) that might otherwise end up as landfill
165,000 – 222,000 items
$412,500 – $550,000 value of goods to Red Cross

“We are delighted with the response to our first collaboration with Uber, seeking donated clothing from the Australian public. The response was overwhelming with over 11,000 bags received in 5 hours. These generous donations will assist Australian Red Cross to raise vital funds for the everyday and ongoing work we do. Thank you to all the people who donated their quality, pre-loved items and thank you to Uber for their assistance and fast response.

Donations to our Red Cross Shops help us to support people in need around Australia and further afield, from providing relief and recovery when disaster strikes, reuniting families separated by conflict, providing safe drinking water to communities and assisting Australians both young and old”.

– Kate Dear, National Merchandise, Marketing and Community Engagement Manager

Every year Red Cross helps hundreds of thousands of people around Australia and in our region, including supporting disaster-wrought communities, elderly Australians living alone, teenagers facing homelessness, or refugees seeking safety from persecution, Red Cross is there.

Uber is proud to partner with Australian Red Cross to support these efforts.

How else can I support Red Cross?

Red Cross is always grateful for clothing, accessories and small homewares donations to their shops. Drop into their stores throughout the year to donate or shop. Find your closest store here.

You can also make a financial donation at any time via their website.
Visit redcross.org.au to give.