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The
Victorian Winter Blanket Appeal 2009
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The Victorian
Winter Blanket Appeal is one Australia's longest running appeals.
Since 1934 the Appeal has helped thousands of disadvantaged
Victorians to battle the winter chills.
Conducted by
VicRelief Foodbank - with the assistance of community partners
such as Country Women's Association, the Country Fire Authority,
Melbourne Fire Brigade and the Lord Mayor's Charitable Fund - the
2008 Appeal raised over 17,000 blankets for distribution to
those in need.
What
happens to the donations?
100% of all money donations to
the Appeal go towards the purchase of blankets and other forms of
bedding. Because these donations enable VicRelief Foodbank to buy
blankets in large volumes we are able to buy good quality blankets
from Australian suppliers – such as Creswick Mills - for as little
as $10 per blanket.
All blankets
received during the Appeal are checked for quality and cleanliness
and – along with purchased blankets - are then distributed to
registered emergency relief agencies across Victoria to
enable them to meet the needs of their clients. These blankets are
distributed to these Agencies free of any charge. Where blankets
are donated within local rural communities we endeavor to ensure
that these blankets are distributed back into those communities to
meet their needs.
Who
receives the blankets?
Recipients of
the blankets include many people who are currently experiencing
financial hardship or some other form of social distress. They
include the homeless, single parents, refugees and asylum seekers,
pensioners, disabled persons, and people living in drought affected
areas of Victoria.
Your donation
will enable us to purchase new blankets and help bring comfort to
the homeless as well as vulnerable families and
individuals.
Make a money donation to the
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