Resources for workplaces
We encourage and appreciate workplaces (big and small) supporting Premmie Knitting Club, there are a variety of ways that companies and teams of all abilities can participate.
How can companies support Premmie Knitting Club?
We invite you and your colleagues to participate in a knitting initiative to support Premmie Knitting Club. No matter your knitting skills, your contribution will make a significant impact. Here’s how your workplace can participate:
Knitting Drive: Collect donated knitted items from your employees and their friends and family, organise an office drop off point and run a campaign with a set donation time (eg: one month from May-June)
Knitting Workshops: Host on-site or virtual knitting workshops where your team can learn or improve their knitting skills. Experienced knitters can guide beginners, and everyone can contribute to the cause during these sessions.
Team Challenges: Encourage friendly competition within departments or teams to see which group can knit the most items in a set period or challenge different teams to create a peggy square blanket (details further down this page) .
Knitting donation Stations: Set up designated donation areas where employees can drop off their knitted goods. These can be placed in common areas like kitchens or break rooms.
Knitting for a Cause Day: Organise a "Knitting for a Cause Day" where your team spend part of the day working on knitting projects together, either in the office or virtually. We’ve previously had teams use their company volunteer days for this.
Fundraise for Premmie Knitting Club: Run a bake sale or a similar event to fundraise for Premmie Knitting Club. Fundraising goals could be to raise money to buy wool for our knitters to knit with or contribute towards hospital equipment that we purchase for neonatal intensive care units.
Payroll Giving
Payroll giving is a great way to regularly donate to PKC through your organisation's payroll system.
Premmie Knitting Club is an approved donee organisation through the Inland Revenue Department.
Payroll giving is a simple process that’s organised through your workplace's payroll team. You chose how much and how often you want to donate. Your chosen donation amount is then deducted from your pay and transferred to Premmie Knitting Club.
You'll receive an immediate tax credit for the payroll giving donation, reducing the PAYE amounts payable. Tax credits are calculated at 33.33 cents for each dollar donated.
Visit the IRD's Payroll giving as an employee page to find out more.
Tools and resources to support
What to knit: Blankets are always in demand and peggy square blankets are a great group activity. Hats, singlets, cardigans and booties are also appreciated.
Patterns to use: See our patterns page
Fundraising ideas: Bake sale, raffles, dress up or mufti day
Examples of workplaces who have supported PKC
Nielsen IQ supports PKC as part of their annual ‘People & Planet Day’
The Mindlab team knitted and sewed up peggy square blankets as a volunteering and team building project.
Contact Premmie Knitting Club
If you have any questions about your knitting or fundraising, please feel free to contact us.
We also routinely speak to classes via zoom about what we do and are more than happy to do this if requested.
Make the most of the downloadable poster
A resource for offices, friends, schools and organisations to use to knit peggy square blankets for preemie babies. Share using the jpeg below or print out to advertise within your group.
How to download and use: Simply click on the image below and print out, fill in your details and then attach to your package.
