GREATER Shepparton Foundation has again partnered with FamilyCare and Greater Shepparton City Council to bring joy and cheer to local children and their families who are doing it a little tough at Christmas, via the ‘Sharing The Joy’, Christmas campaign.
This wonderful initiative, formally Baskets of Joy, has a ‘COVID safe’ spin on it to ensure some Christmas cheer will be enjoyed by these families. Pre COVID, food and Christmas hampers were distributed, however with uncertainty around restrictions, the COVID safe gift vouchers model, trialled last year, is in place again this year. Instead of a basket full of goodies, they will receive gift vouchers.
“We are thrilled to again have the opportunity to bring some joy to local people at Christmas. The gift vouchers were so popular last year as they enabled the recipients to add their own special touches to their Christmas and holiday celebrations,” GSF CEO, Cheryl Hammer said.
Support for this campaign in the past has meant that over the years thousands of local families have enjoyed a Christmas that otherwise looked very bleak. The baskets and hampers provided Christmas food and personal items and many children received toys and gifts they were not expecting. The challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic has meant that more people than ever have been doing it tough so if you can, now is the time to get on board and help spread some cheer that will go directly to local family.
For more information on supporting a family this Christmas, please visit Greater Shepparton Foundation’s website where you will find links to the Sharing the Joy flyer, FAQs, or you can visit the ‘Donate’ page on the website at www.greatershepparton.foundation to donate. Your online donation will be converted to food vouchers for local recipient families.
