Case Study: The Breakfast Club & Glen Innes Primary School

The Breakfast Club is a program in our local community that was created to assist principals and teachers of low decile schools, by removing obstacles caused by poverty, hunger and lack of resources. Our ongoing involvement and support of The Breakfast Club led to one of our community volunteering events being held at Glen Innes Primary School where 14 of our employees spent the day installing donated colourful carpet tiles in the school’s library, painting window sills in the student classrooms, and creating educational resources for the students. The library carpet tile installation came about from one of our employees clearing out samples of a deleted carpet tile and asking if we could reuse them, rather than sending to landfill.

“It fills me with a sense of pride to work with a company whose passion lies in supporting the local community. Spending the day at Glen Innes primary school was eye opening, enriching and rewarding. Seeing the results of our teams mahi was a heart-warming experience”. — Dan Bolland — Jacobsen Purchasing Officer

“Jacobsen’s donated materials, time and skill has left a permanent mark at our school in the most positive way. Thank you for your time spent collating the learning resources. You have really given back many hours to those teachers to focus on actual teaching. Our classrooms are looking in top shape after the addition of colour around the window frames. The transformation in the library is truly amazing. Please pass on our gratitude to all involved as we’re not sure they have yet comprehended the impact they have had”. — Jono Hendricks —  Glen Innes Primary School Principal