1 June, 2023

This June, Officeworks is hosting its annual Make A Difference Appeal to raise money for local causes across Australia. This year’s Appeal will focus on supporting charities – including Teach Learn Grow - that enable children to learn, create and connect for a sustainable future.

Teach Learn Grow is one of 15 local community organisations selected by Officeworks store team members to be supported in this year’s Appeal based on what felt most relevant to their local communities.

Teach Learn Grow CEO Bridget Staude, explained how the appeal will support the organisation:

"The funds donated from the Officeworks’s Make a Difference Appeal go directly to supporting children in remote WA who are experiencing educational disadvantage. The education inequality between regional and metropolitan students in Western Australia is a little-known issue, but TLG is working to provide extra tutoring support to kids in need and to create awareness of the education gap. The funding from this program will allow TLG to send a group of volunteer university and Tafe students to visit a school in a remote part of WA to provide a week of one-on-one maths tutoring to kids who are on average 5 times below the minimum maths standards."

Now in its sixth year, the Make a Difference Appeal is held as part of Officeworks’ People & Planet Positive Plan commitments to make a positive difference in the communities it operates. Last year’s Appeal raised more than $1 million for 14 charities across Australia.

Officeworks Managing Director Sarah Hunter said: “At Officeworks, we want to help make bigger things happen for our community, and each year our Make A Difference Appeal provides an opportunity for us to spotlight the important work of local organisations that are close to our hearts. The fundraising efforts of our customers and teams this June will help to ensure that these organisations can continue their important work within their local communities and help make a positive difference to the lives of children by enabling them to learn, create and connect.”

For the month of June, customers in East Vic Park, Subiaco, Fremantle, Bunbury, Cannington, Mandurah, O'Connor and Jandakot will be encouraged to donate to the Appeal to support Teach Learn Grow at the check-out in store or online.

To find out more or make a donation visit www.officeworks.com.au/makeadifferenceappeal

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For further information and imagery, please contact:

Hannah Beard, General Manager of Development

gmdevelopment@tlg.org.au

ABOUT OFFICEWORKS

Established 28 years ago in Richmond, Victoria, Officeworks is committed to making bigger things happen for its customers, team, the community and stakeholders. It operates 167 stores across Australia, a website that is home to more than 40,000 products, a national call centre, and a business team that helps micro, small and medium-sized businesses start, run and grow.

Officeworks offers customers a wide range of office supplies, technology, furniture, art supplies, education resources and helpful services like print & copy and on-site and remote tech support through Geeks2U – delivering an experience that is easy and engaging, no matter how customers choose to shop.

Officeworks is focused on the safety, wellbeing and career progression of the more than 9,000 team members it employs. It’s also dedicated to operating in a sustainable manner, including building and maintaining meaningful connections with the communities in which it operates, fundraising for its national partners and local community groups, continuing to reduce its impact on the environment and source responsibly.