Writing to your child’s sponsor
You, or your child, can write to their sponsor/s at any time during the year.
To do so, please complete this online form.
To help us identify your family and your sponsor, please include:
- Your child's name
- Your child's Smith Family ID
- The sponsor's ID (this can be found on your child’s page on My Smith Family)
All messages between students and sponsors are checked by our team of volunteers before we forward them on. This ensures we maintain your privacy and confidentiality, as well as the sponsors.
If you recently received a gift voucher from your sponsor, you may also have received a link to an online form that you can use to write back to them. Just click on the link, type out your message, and click submit.
What to write to sponsors?
Would your child like to write to their sponsor, but they need help figuring out what to say? Here are some tips to help get them started.
They could draw:
- A picture of themselves, their friends, family or pets.
- A picture of their favourite place or a place they would like to visit. For example, a beach, a theme park, another country or even another planet!
They could tell their sponsor:
- About their favourite game and why they think it is fun. For example, a sport or a board game.
- Something they are really good at. For example, cooking, running, spelling, telling jokes or riding a bike.
- What they want to be when they grow up. They could even ask their sponsor what they wanted to be when they were a child.
- About their family or pets.
- About something they did at school recently. For example, getting an award, going on an excursion or playing a sport.
Privacy Guidelines
When writing to your child’s sponsor, please keep in mind the below privacy guidelines:
| You can tell sponsors about your child’s | Do not tell sponsors about your child’s |
|---|---|
| First name | Last name |
| State or Territory where you live | School name |
| Hobbies | Home suburb |
| Family (without identifying them) | Email address |
| Friends (without identifying them) | Social media details |
| Favourite games or interests | Photos |
| Pets | Date of birth |
| Favourite subjects at school |
Any other information that could identify |
The Smith Family is a child-safe organisation. We always act in the best interests of children and to keep them safe.
This includes keeping a child’s personal and sensitive information private. We always work in accordance with our Child Protection Framework.
We maintain the privacy, confidentiality, and safety of children and young people participating in our programs. For this reason, we monitor communications between sponsors and families.
Any identifying information will be erased, and if a message is considered inappropriate, it will not be shared.
If you would like to find out more, our child protection policy is available online here.
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