Creswick Woollen Mills is calling on the corporate community and general public to support its annual Blanket Drive. Be part of the distribution of 5,000 blankets with a retail value of $200,000, to help people in need this winter.

Get involved by providing unused, packaged blankets or for $15 (plus GST) Creswick Woollen Mills will donate a quality blanket on your behalf. You can make a difference. Please help us to help them. The blankets are subsidised and distributed by Creswick Woollen Mills to a number of charities who assist the homeless and disadvantaged including the VicRelief Foodbank, Prahran Mission, The Alannah and Madeline Foundation, Lighthouse Foundation, 3BA Christmas in July Appeal and schools nationwide.

The bi-partisan Blanket Drive is currently in its fifth year, and was created by the late founder and Chairman of Creswick Woollen Mills, Paul Ryzowy and his grandson and Executive Director, Boaz Herszfeld as a way to give back to the community.

3BA Christmas in July Appeal
‘Thank you once again on behalf of our local welfare agencies and battling families, your generosity is appreciated and appropriate recognition of the assistance provided by the Creswick Woollen Mills will be given on 3BA FM throughout the course of the appeal’
Peter Caligari
Appeal Director

Uniting Care Prahran Mission
‘I am so happy that Creswick Woollen Mills can continue to support us through this practical gift. We are grateful for all the blankets that you began donating to Prahran Mission since 2005.’
Bay Ang
Fundraising Manager

Lighthouse Foundation

‘The blankets arrived just as the really cold weather did! Our young people are very grateful and they also appreciate the fact that these blankets are theirs to keep. The Foundation is trult grateful as we would normally have to purchase up to 45 new blankets each year – your donation allows us to redirect this money into other areas that support young people’

Denise Wallish

Donar Management