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Christine Thomas

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Support my challenge to care for young Western Australians

Every school day across Western Australia, 250,000 students walk into a school where someone knows their name. In 2025, YouthCARE chaplains and volunteers showed up in 600 school communities and 38 sporting clubs across the state, from the Kimberley to the Great Southern.

They sat with students navigating hard things, served nearly 700,000 meals through Breakfast Club, delivered 30,760 wellbeing sessions, and supported more than 10,000 athletes and their families on the sidelines.

260,000 people. One consistent presence. Ridiculously good care.

Your support helps provide ridiculously good care to young Western Australians.

Help me support YouthCARE today

Chaplains can't always fix problems. But they can bring some hope and joy in the problems. Help me to bring a smile to someone's face by sponsoring me to make a crochet flower every day this month.

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My Updates

It is finished!

Monday 1st Jun
Last two are done for this Ridiculously Good challenge 😊! But the challenge continues - to bring hope (and sometimes smiles) by demonstrating God's love and presence in our school communities.
Thank you for joining me 🌻.

Last day, and not quite done

Sunday 31st May
Thank you for joining me in my ridiculously good challenge. So many smiles from so many people and for me too 😁.
I'm nearly there - 2 flowers to go - homework for tomorrow. It will get done!

One custom order done

Thursday 28th May
I hope it brings a smile to your face 🙂

Your turn!

Sunday 24th May
Thank you for joining me to bring smiles to lots of faces with my flowers (and chickens and hearts and Lego and succulents). I have been blessed by the many smiles and have smiled lots myself! 
For the last Ridiculously Good week of May I would like to invite you to join me in giving smiles by 'ordering' a flower by donation to give to someone you care for. An added bonus is that donations over $50 go into the draw for a West Coast Eagles team signed jersey complete with a certificate of authenticity. 
Your turn now...

'I smile every time I see my flower - it brightens my space!'

Friday 22nd May
I get blessed and smile because of someone else's smile! :)
Feedback from a flower recipient...
"I smile every time I see my flower - it brightens my space!"

Lego head

Sunday 17th May
7 year old boys aren't really into flowers. Lego, on the other hand, was a new challenge to master. Happy birthday J

'Sun' flower? For another 2 year old birthday

Wednesday 13th May
It's a sun. But made like a flower! 
Happy birthday LM 🎂

Flower for a 2 year old

Tuesday 12th May
Happy 2nd birthday L! What an awesome day for a birthday 🎂.

Happy Mother's Day!

Sunday 10th May
Mums deserve to smile too.  Happy Mother's Day Mum!

And then there were hearts

Saturday 9th May
My friend asked if she could 'buy' 10 flowers for the basketball team mums by Friday so she could put them in a little basket with a note as a reminder that they are loved. There was no way 10 could be ready by then, but we went for 10 hearts instead - to still bring smiles.
Back to flowers today 🌻

One chicken leads to another...

Thursday 7th May
After the first chicken was made there was a request for another, a 'Miffy chicken', resulting in another smile 😊.

It's a chicken!

Wednesday 6th May
Flowers make many people smile but chickens are a thing too. This one is for a self confessed 'crazy chicken lady'. There is more than one in Perth!

Listening

Tuesday 5th May
Unexpected things happen in life.  When we listen, we hear and share life with others.  I didn't have to hunt for a home for flower number 4.  By listening this morning the new home became clear!

So far...

Monday 4th May
Small smiles to 3 faces so far 🙂

Thank you to my Sponsors

$106.12

Anonymous

Well done Christine

$106.12

Sutinjo

$106.12

Julie Wynn

What a lovely idea!

$106.12

Cheryl Tan

What a great idea! You’ll have to teach me to make the flowers at some point, they look super cute!

$106.12

Ml & G Heng

Such a meaningful cause and love your support for it. We are privileged to be able to partner you. ☺️

$100

Hester Bongers

$54.84

Leonie

$54.84

Aunty Dee

Love my sunflower 🌻

$50

Andrew Stevens

$28.43

Kyle

You are amazing, Christine

$28.43

Bianca Vanbeek

Thankyou for your wonderful work. Caring and sharing in God's way.

$28.43

Joanna Spence

Great job Christine! <3 Joanna

$28.43

Chait

Awesome and beautiful work you are investing into the lives of young people.

$28.43

Anonymous

$25

Anonymous

$25

Anonymous

$23.50

Sutinjo

Thank you for the pink chicken ♥️

$23.50

Tasha Carter

$11.80

Amy Shea

Appreciate you spreading kindness!

$11.80

Debbie Martin

Thank you - mine certainly brightened my morning

$10

Shirley