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Bendigo Christmas spirit flows through to those most in need this festive season

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The festive spirit from community organisations and businesses across the City of Greater Bendigo has been amazing this year.

Coronavirus has made Christmas appeals difficult but we have still been overwhelmed with generosity from organisations keen to provide support so we can continue to help those in need through what can be a difficult time of year.

So, a huge thanks to the following organisations for their generosity and kindness which will make such a difference:

Bendigo Domain Country Club

Residents made us their charity of choice this year placing gifts under the Christmas tree at the Junortoun village.

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Rotary Club of Bendigo

The club provided us with a pile of food vouchers as part of their 100 Acts of Kindness campaign celebrating 100 years.

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Victory Church

The church community delivered food vouchers to help those in need struggling to provide for their families this Christmas.

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City of Greater Bendigo staff

Staff traditionally support us with gifts from their annual Christmas breakfast but this year several provided us with cash donations.

Needles and Threads craft group and our CEO’s mum

Beautiful handmade quilts were delivered by the Needle and Threads craft group and our CEO Gerard Jose’s mum.

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Share the Dignity #Itsinthebag donations

Thanks to the wonderful generosity of the Bendigo community we received a huge batch of #Itsinthebag handbags full of gifts, hygiene products and in many cases handwritten notes showing support for the person receiving the support. Wonderful.

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Myer Bendigo staff

A group of staff from Myer Bendigo delivered wonderful hampers for some of the families in need we support.

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There have been other great community contributions along the way too and we truly apologise if we’ve missed anyone in this list.

Thank you again to everyone for your kindness and generosity.

Have a great festive season all.

 

Last updated: December 24, 2020