Become a "Media Sponsor"

We provide our "Media Sponsors" with exposure on our website, our newsletters and also in sponsorship events that we periodically undertake.

There are a number of "media sponsor" options available to you or your company.
  • Sponsor a webpage
  • Advertise in our Newsletter
  • Advertise in our Events

Sponsor a Webpage.
Our website is extensively used in advertise our Association and upcoming events.
Sponsoring a webpage automatically provides your company logo on a specific page on our website and indicates your company proudly sponsors and supports us in assisting our patrons and those needing our support. We also provide a link from that logo back to your website.

Advertise in our Newsletter
Our Newsletter is produced quarterly and distributed electronically and also in printed form.
We welcome assistance in the printing of our Newsletters, as we would also welcome your
sponsorship. Should you wish to advertise in our Newsletter, there are a number of options available to you

Advertise in upcoming Events
Upcoming events will be advertised in fliers, on our website, our newsletters and the media.
You may wish to consider sponsoring a specific event or a joint sponsorship and by notifying us of
your interest, we will contact you when our "special events" are about to take place.

All of our webpage sponsors are also added to our "Sponsor Page" on our website.

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Support us through Sponsorship

Sponsorship is one of the many ways to assist those less fortunate than ourselves if volunteering your time is not possible.

Businesses and individuals may consider advertising on our website, in our quarterly Newsletter. Donating towards specific items such as fuel, or assisting with office expenses are other possibilities or simply provide regular monthly financial donation. Schools and other groups are encouraged to collect non perishable items such as tinned food or even fruit which is gladly received by our friends,

Should sponsorship be a consideration, you may consider:
  • If you own a business a Media Sponsorship could be for you through our website or newsletter
  • A regular monthly donation on our website.
  • Pay for one month's supply of milk, juice and bread
  • Pay for one months’ copy, fax or phone bill.
  • Pay for a month's fuel cost for our outreach van.
  • Contact us to discuss other options.

As we are a Gift Receipt Status organisation, all donations over $2.00 are tax deductable. Businesses may therefore:
  • Plan to use some of your advertising budget to support our message
  • Purchase an advertisement in our annual calendar
  • Purchase an advertisement in our quarterly Newsletter
  • Support our Street Outreaches
  • Provide one-off donation
It's the same the whole world over,
It's the poor wot gets the blame,
It's the rich wot gets the gravy.
Ain't it all a bleedin' shame?

Chorus of the song "She was Poor but she was Honest", popular among British Army soldiers during the First World War.
Become a Street Outreach Sponsor

A Street Outreach involves our travelling to specific locations, to meet with our patrons for a chat, a cup of coffee/tea/milo/fruit juice and something to eat. We ensure that we regularly meet at specific times and places, no matter what the weather. The friendships we make are most rewarding and lasting and in almost all cases, we have a wonderful time swapping stories, meeting with old friends and assisting in any way that we can. Our Street outreaches take the form of "Breakfast, Lunch or Night" Outreaches.

There are many ways you can assist and sponsor a street outreach.
You may consider for example:
  • assisting us in sponsoring a specific Street Outreach,
  • or consider providing us with supplies for the outreaches,
  • or assisting us with a monthly food bill on an ongoing basis
  • or simply a once off payment.

Listed alongside are examples of perishable and non perishable items we regularly require for our outreaches.

Sponsor a Monthly Essential Outreach Bill
There are a number of obvious and hidden costs involved with each outreach. Costs such as fuel for our vans, any food required that has not already been donated and the hidden costs such as insurance and office rent etc. If you wish to donate to our specific outreach essentials, please contact us and we will advise you of the one-off Monthly Outreach cost and how you can assist us.

One-Off Donation
Should you wish to simply provide a One-Off donation, these too will assist us in our Outreaches and are greatly appreciated as fund raising is an everlasting event.

All of our regular sponsors are included on our Sponsorship Page unless requested not to appear.


"School Sponsorship"

We encourage as many schools as possible to become involved
with "You Have A Friend".

We provide regular school talks on "social" topics and issues and we do provide a "School Street Outreach" program, which allows senior students with a teacher to accompany us on our street outreaches each week.

Training is provided for both students and teachers alike and past experience provies this has been most beneficial to those taking part.

We encourage schools taking part in street outreaches, to assist us by organising drives for items
such as tea, coffee, milo and at certain times of the year, winter woollens.

You can obtain more detail about our "School Street Outreach" from the "Schools Volunteer"
section of this website.
Other Ways to Sponsor

There are so many ways to get involved with our mission to
support those less fortunate than us.

Here are some suggestions as to how you may wish to consider:

Sponsor Office Supplies for a month
Monthly office supplies such as copy and computer paper or printer ink are always items we would greatly appreciate sponsorship of.

Sponsor part of your business expertise
If you own your own business:
    - Offer your business services to support our Life initiatives (this is tax deductible)
    - Plan to use some of your advertising budget to support us
    - Purchase an advertisement in our annual calendar. (You do not have to own a 
      business to do this, we have many different levels of sponsorship).
    - Advise us you may be able to assist us when your services could be required.

Sponsor a Month's outreach Van Fuel Cost
Our outreach van is an essential item for our association.
Not only is the van used for transport and collection of essential items, but on outreach nights, our volunteers all travel with us in the van for safety and companionship.
Our vans are essential at the outreach as the provisions for our clients are served from them

Sponsor a Month's Telephone, Copy and Fax  Bill
Each month, office cost are needed to ensure the running of the outreaches. Support with these costs, would be of great assistance to us.

Perhaps just give us your own ideas as to how you may wish to help.

Should you be interested in supporting us in any of the above, please fill in your particulars above and we will contact you with greater detail as to estimated costs for each of the items listed. 

"He who has no house has no word in society." - Anonymous

"For the first time in our history it is possible to conquer poverty." - Lyndon B. Johnson's Special Message to Congress (March 16, 1964)

"Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime." - Aristotle


Examples of
Perishable
Items of a "Must Use Now" nature.
  • bread
  • fruit
  • biscuits,
  • packets of soup,
  • eggs,
  • tea/coffee/milo,
  • sugar
  • juice

Examples of Non Perishable Items.
  • blankets
  • sleeping bags
  • clothing
  • tined food
These items can be tored for use over the seasons.
Keep Smiling
It's never as bad as you think.
Times are tough in Zimbabwe but they make do and help each other wherever they can.
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"You Have A Friend Inc" is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient from 21st May 2008. All donations over $2 are tax deductible. We can also provide "In-kind tax receipts" for services provided

"You Have A Friend Inc." is a registered charity Incorporated on 1st May 2008
Incorporation Number  INC9889330

Should you wish to donate to our cause, our Bank Details are as follows

Bank Name:               Suncorp Metway
Branch                       Tweed Heads
Account Name:           Fundraising Account;
Bank Detail :              BSB 484799,
Account No.               029894926

Should you require a receipt, please indicate in the Comments box alongside and record your name and contact details, then press the "Submit Your Detail" tag and we will contact you as soon as possible.

Thank You.
Please Note:

"You Have A Friend Inc" is endorsed as a Deductable Gift Recipient from 21st May 2008. All donations over $2 are tax deductible. We can also provide "In-kind tax receipts" for services provided

"You Have A Friend Inc." is a registered charity Incorporated on 1st May 2008
Incorporation Number  INC9889330


A Collection of Turkish Proverbs

It is worms which destroy a tree, it is worry which destroys a human

He who does evil to another, has done it to himself

Drop by drop the lake is formed

The value of youth will be known in old age