Charities we work with and support.
Partnering for Good
“We believe that a small gesture can make a big difference. We love partnering with people and organisations who have a passion for helping others and the environment.”
Starship, Ruby Seeto and Wallace Cotton
Ruby Seeto has been working with Wallace Cotton since 2009, when she was an 11-year-old cancer survivor, designing colourful tea towels to raise funds for Starship, our national children’s hospital.
Every year, Ruby creates a new design which is produced and sold by Wallace Cotton. $6 from the sale of every tea towel and $4 from the sale of every washcloth set is donated directly to the Starship Foundation. Together we have raised more than $800,000 through the sale of Ruby’s tea towels and washcloths.
We’re delighted to share that funds raised in 2024 were able to fully fund the balance of the Home Hydration for Adolescents Project, allowing young cancer patients to receive part of their treatment in the comfort of their own home.
Proceeds from Ruby’s Starship Fresh Tomato Salad Tea Towel and Washcloth Sets will help support a multi-million-dollar transformational Oncology Project focusing on childhood cancer treatment in NZ. The Oncology Project aims to establish an advanced cell therapies programme, including Car T Cell Therapy, to offer haematology/oncology leaders a two-year training fellowship, and refurbish the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit to provide world-class care in New Zealand.
Live Ocean and Wallace Cotton
Summer 2020 saw the launch of our partnership with Live Ocean, a local charity raising funds for maritime conservation projects in New Zealand waters. Bill and Paula Wallace have always enjoyed a strong connection with the sea and were inspired by the projects that Live Ocean have undertaken to raise awareness of our oceanic environment. We’re excited to continue our support of Live Ocean with another fund raising opportunity for our community to be involved in. Click the link below to learn more.
