Macquarie University Sport and Aquatic Centre (MUSAC) are accepting donations for not-for-profit charity, Mahooba's Promise, for their New Arrival Appeal. The charity supports people who are currently in Afghanistan as well as supporting new arrivals from Afghanistan when they arrive in Australia.

MUSAC will be accepting donations between Tuesday 4 October – Wednesday 26 October during reception hours: 5:30 am – 10:00 pm (weekdays), 6:00 am – 7:00 pm (weekends).

Only donations from the donation list (below) can be accepted:

Donation List Items

Children’s Items (new ONLY)

  • Welcome to Australia cards
  • Reusable water bottle
  • Blankets

Children’s items (new and near new ONLY)

  • Backpacks
  • Toys

Clothing (new or near-new ONLY)

  • Children's clothing (sizes 3 - 16)
  • Men's clothing (in high need of this)

Socks and underwear (new ONLY)

  • Kids socks (3 - 16 years)
  • Kids underwear (sizes 3 - 16)
  • Men's socks (all sizes)
  • Men's underwear (all sizes)

Baby items (new ONLY) - NB: there are only a few babies

  • Nappies
  • Formula

Technology items (new or near-new ONLY)

  • iPhone phone chargers
  • Android phone chargers

Manchester (new ONLY)

  • Bath towels
  • Hand towels
  • Bathmats
  • Blankets
  • Flat sheets, fitted sheets, and quilt cover sets (all sizes)
  • Quilts (all sizes)
  • Pillows

Toiletries (new ONLY)

  • Toothbrush
  • Toothpaste
  • Soap
  • Hand wash
  • Face cream
  • Deodorant
  • Lip balm
  • Vaseline
  • Sanitary items for women

Household products (new ONLY)

  • Laundry detergent
  • Dish washing detergent

Household items (new or near-new ONLY)

  • Iron
  • Ironing board
  • Bins (all sizes)
  • Door mats
  • Watering cans
  • Carpets/rugs

Kitchen Items (new or near-new condition ONLY)

  • Saucepan
  • Wok
  • Frypan
  • Tawa
  • Plates (all sizes)
  • Bowls (all sizes)
  • Large fruit bowls
  • Colanders
  • Storage containers (all sizes)
  • Water jugs
  • Trays
  • Forks and spoons
  • Large spoons
  • Stirring spoons
  • Tablecloths (all sizes)

Packaged food (new ONLY)

  • Rice
  • Sultanas
  • Dates
  • Tea
  • Coffee
  • Sugar
  • Kidney beans
  • Chickpeas
  • Lentils
  • Nuts
  • Chocolate
  • Biscuits
  • Lollies
  • Oil

Religious items (new or near-new condition ONLY)

  • Jainamaaz
  • Quran Shareef
  • Tasbih