Jaycar Supports Starlight Day 2026
Starlight Day is back, and this year it falls on Tuesday 19 May 2026. At Jaycar, this one is close to our hearts. Starlight Children's Foundation does something really special. They walk into hospitals across Australia and make those spaces feel a little less clinical, a little less frightening, and a lot more human for kids who are going through things no child should have to face.Through Captain Starlight, Starlight Express Rooms and in-hospital entertainment, they give seriously ill children permission to just be kids for a while. That matters more than words can really capture.This Starlight Day, Jaycar customers can get behind it in a really easy way. Just round up your purchase at the counter, or scan the QR code in store to make a direct donation. Two minutes, massive difference.
Helping Make Hospital Feel Less Like Hospital
Nobody chooses to be in hospital, least of all children. Starlight goes in anyway, with energy, colour and genuine warmth, and they turn some of those hard days into memories that families actually want to hold onto. That is the heart of what they do.Every dollar raised helps them keep showing up, in more hospitals, for more families, more often.
Thank You
To every Jaycar customer and team member getting behind Starlight Day this year, thank you. You are helping make a real difference for kids and families doing it tough. We could not be prouder to be part of it.