The latest Orange business to lend its support to farmers will donate an Indigenous art piece with an estimated value of $15,000 to be raffled at a craft fair this weekend.
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Yasmine Russell of Hidden Talent spent over 100 hours to digitally create the embroidery piece which is stitched onto homespun material.
Alongside Bathurst’s 16 Fat Quarters owner Leanne Noske, the Peisley Street creative will travel with her art to Craft and Quilt Fair in Newcastle on Saturday where she and all the other stallholders have provided goods to be raffled.
What I love about Australia is that sense of community,
- Yasmine Russell
While the small business owner admits she’s not financially set up to give a lot, she said donating the proceeds from the raffle feels like the least she can do for farmers.
“It’s our community, they’re our people,” she said.
“It’s that close to home that it really is all of us involved.”
Miss Russell has invited Orange residents eager to help with Central West drought relief efforts to be included in the raffle by dropping off goods at Hidden Talent before Saturday.
She said she hoped business owners might come forward, but she would happily collect groceries or personal items for a food drive too.
“What I love about Australia is that sense of community,” she said.
“I’ve felt like we’ve lost it a bit recently but I hope that something like this can help bring it back.”
The raffle will be drawn at 3:30pm on Sunday afternoon with one lucky Craft and Quilt Fair guest going home with the donated prizes.
Miss Russell suggested anyone interested in donating goods keep in mind that attendees to the fair are often families.
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