THREE major Australian supermarkets have launched their campaigns to help less fortunate people have a better Christmas.<\/p>\n
Coles is offering Redkite donation cards to cancer charity Redkite, Woolworths shoppers can add a 50-cent donation to OzHarvest, and IGA is supporting the St Vincent De Paul Society.<\/p>\n
Redkite predicts financial assistance for children and young people affected by cancer will be in higher demand this holiday season due to rising travel and living costs.<\/p>\n
From now until Boxing Day, Coles shoppers can purchase a $2 Redkite donation card, with 100 per cent of proceeds going to Redkite, or a $1 Coles gingerbread man, with 20 cents from every sale going to Redkite.<\/p>\n
The charity\u2019s head of fundraising Isobel Lindley said cancer made Christmas a difficult time for too many families across Victoria and it was estimated that every day in December, a family in Victoria would be told their child has cancer.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately cancer doesn\u2019t stop at Christmas and the pressure on families can be heightened when a child or young person is in hospital or very sick.\u201d<\/p>\n
As Woolworths\u2019 national fresh food rescue partner, OzHarvest supports more than 1,000 charitable agencies across the country helping to feed vulnerable Australians.<\/p>\n
More than 3.6 million Australians experience food insecurity each year and many agencies across Victoria require double the food to meet demand.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor many families in Australia, Christmas will not mean a nourishing meal and an abundance of joy,\u201d OzHarvest Victoria state manager Madeline Wilson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks to the Woolworths OzHarvest Christmas Appeal we can make sure good food gets to those in need over festive season and throughout the year ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since 2004, IGA have given back more than $80 million to Aussie communities and is again supporting the 2017 Vinnies Christmas Appeal, to help those most in need.<\/p>\n
All funds raised from the purchase of $2 baubles in any IGA supermarket will be used to support the good work Vinnies provides to local and regional communities across Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THREE major Australian supermarkets have launched their campaigns to help less fortunate people have a better Christmas. Coles is offering Redkite donation cards to cancer charity Redkite, Woolworths shoppers can add a 50-cent donation to OzHarvest, and IGA is supporting the St Vincent De Paul Society. Redkite predicts financial assistance for children and young people […]<\/p>\n