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<div>Help us bring Christmas magic to kids in hospital! After donating our upcycled Halloween come Christmas display to the Coffs Harbour children’s ward, we’re raising funds to create a brand-new balloon installation, made from plant-based materials, built by our neurodiverse team, and designed just for the kids this Christmas.
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<div>In the lead-up to Halloween, Toormina Gardens was filled with balloon magic, a friendly mummy, a potion-brewing witch, a spooky talking tree, and a giant spider, all made from plant-based latex balloons.
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<div>After Halloween, instead of letting it go to waste, I carefully packed it down and donated it to the Coffs Harbour Health Campus children’s ward, transforming it into a Christmas tree made from the same balloons:
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<div>The Witch’s dress became the Christmas tree.
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<div>The Cauldrons potions became the baubles.
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<div>The Mummy became the angel on top
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<div>✨ The colourful floor balloons became gifts.
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<div>The autumn tree became the trunk and pot.
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<div>Now the kids have something bright and full of life in their ward a recycled burst of joy to carry them into the holidays.
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<div>See more here <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/T0uf1fjXBo4" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Reusing and Repurposing the Halloween Display</a>
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<div>And here <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/jk5c7xV9Upw?si=ul1EpM6k-AUv12WK" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Christmas Tree from reused/repurposed balloons</a>
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<div><strong>Request from a Nurse in the Coffs kids ward </strong>
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<div>A few weeks ago, one of the <strong>nurses asked</strong> me something that stuck with me:
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<div><strong><em>“Do you think you could make Santa and his reindeer flying through the ward this Christmas?”</em></strong>
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<div>I’d love to.<strong> Imagine</strong> Santa soaring through the ceiling, reindeer mid-flight, and the <strong>children looking up in wonder!</strong>
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<div><strong>To make it happen, I need your help.</strong>
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<div><strong> Where Your Donation Goes</strong>
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<div>Your contribution will help fund:
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<li>Fresh, plant-based balloons and eco-friendly materials
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<li>Fair wages for my neurodiverse balloon artists
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<div>All materials are reused or recycled through TerraCycle, keeping our creations zero-plastic and planet-friendly.
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<div><strong> About HooRai Balloons</strong>
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<div>HooRai Balloons is a small, for-profit local business based in Coffs Harbour.
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<div>While we operate commercially, a big part of our mission is community, providing paid, inclusive employment for neurodiverse young people, and giving back through donated displays like this one.
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<div>Your donation doesn’t go to a charity, it goes directly to supporting our team’s time, materials, and the joy we bring to others through our craft.
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<div>We’ve already built and donated incredible displays before for example an underwater world with a sea turtle and oyster, a butterfly, banana and turtle that was part of the CODA opening celebrations, and now a repurposed Halloween tree. With your help, we can create something truly new this Christmas, a magical moment for kids who need it most.
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<div><strong> Every contribution makes a difference:</strong>
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<div>$10
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<div>Adds sparkle: stars, snowflakes, and details
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<div>Contributes to the cost of recycling the balloons at the end. All balloons are plant-based latex and will be recycled using TerraCycle who turns our balloons into rubber matting, like that which is found in childrens playgrounds.
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<div>$100+
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<div>Supports wages and superannuation for our neurodiverse artists and larger build sections
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<div>And I'll let you influence what we include in the display. Whether that's a Rainbow Dinosaur as one of the animals that pulls Santas Sleigh, or the colour of the brand new Christmas tree we install.
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<div><strong> Our Goal: $2,500</strong>
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<div>Every dollar raised will help us bring a little more magic to the children’s ward this Christmas. ✨
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<div>Even a small amount helps — with any support, the hospital will still receive something special and made with love.
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<div>But our goal is $2,500, which will allow me to:
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<div>Give my neurodiverse team meaningful, paid hours in the lead-up to Christmas
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<div>Cover materials for a full-scale installation (possibly Santa and his reindeer flying through the ward!)
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<div>Once we reach $2,500, I’ll close the fundraiser and get to work bringing it all to life.
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<div><strong>Every contribution big or small</strong>, lifts spirits, funds inclusion, and fills the ward with colour and joy.
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<div>HooRai for the kids!
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<div><strong> Together, we can fill the Coffs Harbour children’s ward with magic</strong>
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<div>We’ve already donated an upcycled Christmas tree made from what we had.
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<div>Now, let’s build something new, bright, and filled with wonder together.
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<div><strong>✨ Donate today to help us give the kids a Christmas full of colour, laughter, and HooRai!</strong>
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<div>HooRai!
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<div>Rai &amp; the HooRai Balloons Team
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<div>P.S. If you want to follow along and see how this all turns out, find us on Facebook, Instagram or TikTok, just search for HooRai Balloons.
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<div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HooRaiBalloons" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HooRai Balloons on Facebook</a>
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<div><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@hooraiballoons?_r=1&amp;_t=ZS-916OJ8So608" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HooRai Balloons on TikTok</a>
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<div><a href="https://www.hooraiballoons.com.au" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HooRai Balloons Website</a>
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