{"id":32235,"date":"2021-10-08T13:03:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T02:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/?p=32235"},"modified":"2021-10-08T13:03:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T02:03:23","slug":"reptile-park-raises-over-500000-for-kids-in-need-as-part-of-pay-it-forward-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.star1045.com.au\/home\/reptile-park-raises-over-500000-for-kids-in-need-as-part-of-pay-it-forward-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Reptile Park Raises Over $500,000 For Kids In Need As Part Of Pay Discover Forward Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We come bearing some good news for once with the Australian Reptile Park announcing they\u2019ve turned lockdown into something good by raising over $500,000 for children\u2019s charities across the state as part of their pay it forward scheme!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Australian Reptile Park introduced its \u2018Pay Discover Forward\u2019 program in early July, encouraging the community to pay it forward with their Discover NSW Vouchers and the park would donate a double pass to charity on their behalf.<br>\u00a0<br>The initiative has been extremely popular with the Reptile Park already gifting $500,000 to charity partners Ronald McDonald House Charities Australia (Sydney, Greater Western Sydney &amp; 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To take time out from hospital appointments with doctors, waiting rooms and the confines of their own homes, makes the world of difference to a child with cancer,\u201d Ms Nas said,<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are so excited to be part of the Pay It Forward Campaign with the Australian Reptile Park, to be able to pass on tickets to the sick kids and their families, gives them a bit more normal throughout this journey.\u201d<br>&nbsp;<br>Australian Reptile Park Director, Liz Gabriel, said they are hoping to increase their donation \u201cten-fold\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter two months of this initiative, we have already committed to donating over half a million dollars\u2019 worth of tickets to our charity partners! We hope that with support from the community, we can increase that number by ten-fold now the voucher program has been extended to finish on 30 June 2022 by the NSW government,\u201d said Mrs Gabriel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThere are so many children and families who need extra help and if we can give them something to look forward to after lockdown, that makes it all worth it for us. 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