The countdown is on for the 2025 Good Friday Appeal and Uncle Bobs Club (UBC) is looking for volunteers to assist in Melton, Brimbank and the northern suburbs.
UBC, a long-standing charity, was founded in 1942 to benefit the lives of children with medical needs in Victoria.
What started with four men donating a “bob” (a shilling) at the Riversdale Hotel in Hawthorn has grown into a large network of volunteers and fundraising efforts across Victoria.
UBC fundraising and volunteer manager Stacey Ramadge said UBC has been involved with the Good Friday Appeal since 1942, raising money for children’s health, wellbeing, and local paediatric wards.
The charity is calling out for volunteers to assist in a variety of ways, this Good Friday, including intersection collections, raffles, sausage sizzles, counting room assistance, and at the annual Kids Day Out event held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
“Our main focus is not only to support the Good Friday appeal but to raise funds in local areas to support children’s health and wellbeing and paediatric wards in local hospitals,” Ms Ramadge said.
Ms Ramadge said volunteers need to be 16 years or older and have a working with children check, while counting room volunteers must also have a police check.
Anyone interested in volunteering should call 9335 6300 or visit: ubcvic.org.au
Katya Ewing
