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2 November 2003
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Wiggles help Vinnies
Jeff, Greg, Anthony and Murray give some Wiggle Time to the Vinnies Christmas Appeal
The Wiggles took time out from their busy schedule to help promote the St Vincent de Paul Society’s annual Christmas Appeal.
The colourful foursome – Jeff Fatt (purple), Greg Page (yellow), Anthony Field (blue) and Murray Cook (red) – visited the appeal headquarters before leaving on a tour to the US.
Their message was a wish that all children will be happy, especially at Christmas.
But some families are in circumstances that make this difficult.
At Christmas time, they find they can’t meet the demands of the season.
Many, for instance, can’t provide their children with presents or enjoy a Christmas lunch together.
Over the next few weeks, Vinnies members and volunteers will be busy preparing thousands of Christmas hampers to providing these families with a present for their children and a meal to share together on Christmas Day.
These people need help to be happy.
That’s where Vinnies steps in with a helping hand.
The St Vincent de Paul Society made more than 500,000 home visits in NSW last year, providing food, clothing and assistance with bills to people who are struggling to make ends meet.
Fifty per cent of this assistance was given to families with children and much of it at Christmas time.
It is not only at Christmas time that families need help. It is easy to forget that day to day there are thousands of people with too little, who face the real crisis of simply surviving, not only at Christmas time but throughout the year.
Everyday, year round, 20,000 St Vincent de Paul Society members and volunteers throughout the state, work tirelessly around the clock to assist disadvantaged people by providing material and moral support, but
most importantly, a caring and loving hand to counter isolation and loneliness.
Christmas does often prove to be the loneliest time for many.
In its Christmas Appeal, the St Vincent de Paul Society calls on the community for assistance.
You can help by by calling 131 812 or visiting the St Vincent de Paul Society website, www.vinnies.org.au