On December 8th, Alex, Jenny and I dropped off 40 Christmas hampers to Norman Gale at the Salvation Army in Camberwell. The Community Services committee put these hampers together for the Salvation Army to donate to people in need. Each committee member approached a local supermarket for a donation towards the hampers, and each member put four hampers together.
We found it much more difficult to get donations from the supermarkets this year but a few Coles and Woolworths supermarkets in Boroondara gave us $50 or $75 donations. The Community Service budget paid for the remainder of the cost from their budget and donations from the committee members themselves. Each hamper cost us between $50- $60 to put together and included Christmas food items such shortbread, puddings, mince pies, chocolates, lollies and custard.
Along with the food items we put in a small range of Christmas trinkets, decorations and tinsel to enable the clients to get into the Christmas spirit and enjoy their Christmas celebration. Norman will distribute the hampers at the Community Christmas lunch that the Salvation Army provides each year for people in need.