633,000 Victorian kids need your help this Christmas
When you strip everything else away, Christmas is pretty simple, really.
It’s the people you love around the table. Backyard BBQs, platters of nibbles and nan’s famous trifle. Chairs pulled in from other rooms because somehow, there’s always room for one more.
But this year, there’s one helping that matters even more.
Yours.
Across Victoria, families are facing a Christmas without a meal on the table.
633,000 kids are in homes where there simply isn’t enough food to go around.
That’s a lot of mums and dads lying awake worrying about how they’re going to feed their families.
So this Christmas, let’s pull up another chair. Make a little more room for one more plate. And help make sure there’s enough to go around.
Your donation to The Big Christmas Helping will help Foodbank fill Christmas tables with all the good stuff. Beautiful fresh fruit and veggies, pantry essentials, protein, bread, yoghurt and festive favourites.
Your generosity will bring a little extra comfort and joy to families across Victoria.
All because you made room for one more helping 💜
Meet one of the people you help
For 20 years, Eddie cared for others as a nurse. She never imagined that one day, she’d be the one needing a helping hand.
When her health changed and she could no longer work, life changed too. With limited mobility, Eddie now uses a wheelchair much of the time, and food relief has become an important part of getting by.
“Food does get a bit scarce. I’m in a situation where I can’t really cook, so I’m so reliant on these services,” she says.
Eddie attends a local community breakfast four days a week, where food supplied with the support of Foodbank helps provide nourishing meals for people doing it tough.
“It has given me a sense of food security now,” she says. “I know I’m going to get a meal at least once a day." But weekends can be difficult “because there just isn’t anything”.
Nowadays, Eddie’s caring nature continues to shine. She researches meal programs across her neighbourhood, sharing what she finds to help others who need an extra helping, too.
How you help
$35
will help provide families with fresh produce and pantry essentials so they can share a meal together tonight.
$60
will help provide big helpings of healthy food, filling empty plates and easing pressure on families for the week.
$120
will help provide hot meals for locals at our Community Food Centres in regional Victoria.
Thank you for your kindness 💕
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Mark Drummond
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Thomas Fitzgerald
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Thanks for all the hard work you & your volunteers do!
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Thank you for helping people to get closer to food security.
Be part of the Big Christmas Helping
Donate today to provide nourishing food ❤️
Need some help?
If you need help making a donation or with fundraising for Foodbank Victoria, get in touch on 1800 943 005 or SupporterCare@foodbankvictoria.org.au.
