For the 32nd year, Newcastle Permanent is joining with The Salvation Army to collect presents for young children and teenagers, with the goal of making this Christmas enjoyable for a record number of families in need of a helping hand after a challenging year.
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From today Tuesday (December 1) through to December 21, all Newcastle Permanent branches across NSW will become collection points for toys and gifts, to help The Salvos reach their target of collecting 500,000 donated presents.
"We're calling on our people, their families and the local community to help us collect a record number of donated presents this year to share with The Salvation Army's Christmas Toy Drive Appeal," Newcastle Permanent CEO Bernadette Inglis said.
"Over the last three decades we've helped to ensure that thousands of presents were found by children under Christmas trees that would likely have been bare.
"So many families across our communities have felt the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and we're committed to helping these people through what should be a joyful time for all."
With the need so great this year our local branches across the Mid North Coast region are encouraging our children to get involved. "Any gift of any value will help and be warmly received. You don't have to give a lot, just whatever you can," Adam Power, Newcastle Permanent's local regional manager said.
"Presents should be new, unwrapped, unused and can be of any value. We're particularly hoping to make this year special for teenagers in our local area so, in addition to presents for younger kids, gifts like accessories, movie tickets, sports equipment, electrical appliances like hair straighteners and gift vouchers for the likes of eBay, shopping centres, Netflix or department stores will really help."
A full list of much-needed gifts can be found here on the Newcastle Permanent website at www.newcastlepermanent.com.au/salvos
Newcastle Permanent donation collection points will be open until close of business on December 21.