The St Vincent de Paul Society has picked up an impressive pile of gifts donated by the public from under the Bendigo Advertiser’s Christmas tree.
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In some family budgets there’s not a cent to spare for Christmas gifts, and so every year St Vincent de Paul calls on the community to donate toys to meet the need.
It’s not about the gifts themselves though.
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Vice President of St Vincent de Paul, Bendigo Region, Tony Spurling said the presents go a long way towards helping kids fit in at Christmas.
“We distribute support throughout the year, and come Christmas we like to do a little bit more in the way of toys and traditional Christmas gifts for families,” Mr Spurling said.
And of course, there’s the pleasure of toys too.
Christmas gift-giving is part of the work St Vincent de Paul does throughout the year supporting struggling families and individuals.
Their major role is to top up the government benefits such as Newstart, and the Disability Support Pension, Mr Spurling said.
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