Blue Card

Operation Blue Card

Similar to other programs that exist internationally, its aim is to assist and encourage young people seeking help at times of need. The ‘Blue Card’ is provided to young people and schools and services that work with youth at no cost to them.

The initiative was developed in partnership with the Rotary Club of South Nowra in 2016 and was very much youth-driven. Its genesis was a Rypen Camp (Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment) where ideas about help seeking were workshopped with young people. The Blue Card was the result.

Recognising the wonderful support of Nowra Rotary

The Cards have been provided FREE for the last three years thanks to the continued support of the Rotary Club of South Nowra and then the combined Rotary Club of Nowra, over that time. They have sponsored more than 30,000 Cards that have gone as far south as Tasmania, west to the ACT, north to the Daintree and Papua New Guinea and even India. That Rotary support has really made an impact on so many young people.

The Blue Card distribution continues but SSPAN is funding them at the moment using donations from various groups.

Particularly pleasing is when schools use the Card as part of their fundraising on awareness days like RUOK Day and donate some funds back to SSPAN to keep the project going. Our thanks to Warilla High who have been great supporters with their RUOK cup-cake days and to year 9 at Nowra Anglican College, who raised funds with sales of hand sanitiser to sponsor 500 of the Blue Cards. Those Cards have gone out with their name recognised on the reverse side.

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Blue Card Order Form

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Please enter a number greater than or equal to 250.

The minimum order number is 250 cards. You will be contacted upon order. Blue Cards are free for distribution but we would always appreciate a donation.

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Our Blue Cards are in high demand. SSPAN is a non-funded volunteer organisation with limited resources working in the Shoalhaven. To ensure the ongoing sustainability of our Blue Cards, we ask organisations to contribute to the cost of these cards – see below for costs. We will prioritise the distribution of Blue Cards at no cost to organisations in the Shoalhaven and Illawarra but have scope to distribute Blue Cards at no cost beyond these regions.

For organisations who can contribute the cost of 250 Cards is $60 and the cost of 500 Cards is $75. For orders larger than this, we will discuss costing directly with you. We are also able to include your organisations logo on the cards within this cost.

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