This is a really rough time for a lot of people. In Australia more than 1 in 3 famillies will rely on charity to get enough food to eat, let along to make it special. This is astounding (and shameful frankly) in such an affluent country (obviously we are not). While not of this solves the overall problem that needs to be addressed, here's a few ways to help if you can.
As we learnt in A Christmas Carol, if nothing else, Christmas is a time to give and remember the less fortunate.
My personal favourite is Wayside Chapel's Give a Plate Christmas appeal. They "urgently need to raise $1,650,000 by 25 December to make sure the vulnerable members of our community are fed and supported this Christmas". Do your bit to make sure no one is alone this Christmas.
Bill Crews Foundation offers lunch and/or hampers this Christmas.
Hampers of Hope Addi Road needs to pack over 2000 hampers for families in need. Note businesses can also donate items on this page too. But for most of us, there's a link to help pay for them.
I have been alerted to, but know nothing about The Man's Bag - like the Share the Dignity campaign, you create a bag for men.
Mission Australia has a campaign where they've produced this song - you can donate here.
The Sikhs are pretty active in helping the community in lots of ways - definitely a religion that walks the talk when it comes to feeding the poor or helping out in floods and fires. You can donate to Sikh Volunteers Australia or Turbans4Australia (In the 2019 bushfires I was dropping off pasta and canned tomatos to a tea importer wheo took one of his trucks off the road to fill it with donated food items to take to the relief centres to feed all the displaced people and firemen and women - that was my first discovery of Turbans4Australia).
Linking with #XmasLinky #MondayMusicMovesMe #SundayBest #TalkaboutitTuesday #Sweetteawithfriends #WordlessWednesday for the DinoChristmas theme. #TheRandom #HappyTuesday, because giving to charity does make you feel happy....
Great post, there are so many charities out there. It is hard to pick just one. Take care, enjoy your day and great week ahead!
ReplyDeleteI definitely try to up my charity giving around this time of year; you have a great list of ways to help here.
ReplyDeleteHere in the US we also have many families in crisis, and enormous threats from our vindictive and cruel president. The organizations that help people in need are overwhelmend.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful message. I appreciate this informative information.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing with Sweet Tea & Friends this month dear friend. I'm so happy you're here.
ReplyDeleteGiving is a good thing. There are so many that need our help. Beautiful post.
Amen on the Sikhs are wonderful. We have many here. Such wonderful people.
Thank you for joining the Happy Tuesday Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday, Lydia. ♥
It is shameful how Australia - once called the "Lucky Country" is now down on its luck, Lydia. We are following the footsteps of the USA, with the efficient degradation of the middle class (once the majority of Australians) with the creation of the few super-rich and the increasing numbers of new poor. We give what we can to help those in need. Thanks for taking part in the "My Sunday Best" meme.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to remind others that this is the giving season and that there are plenty in need. The economy is horrible world wide. We must learn to curtail our personal spending and make sure to elect officials who aren't so eager to increase the national debt in one's country either by giving money to hostile countries and pouring your hard earn dollars into causes that don't need federal funding. Thanks for the awareness and music share, Lydia. Have a blessed Christmas season, mi' dear! xo
ReplyDeleteHaving just heard about what happened at Bondi Beach, my heart breaks for your country.
ReplyDeleteIt's terrible. I think the whole city is in shock and a little broken. A positive to focus on, is that so many people are giving blood to help that my friend was turned away and booked in for a few days time. It's just so terrible.
DeleteMy heart breaks knowing that you are going down the same paths as we in the United States. I contribute to local food banks and people I know volunteer their time, but the need is so great. I, too, mourn those affected by what happened at Bondi Beach.
ReplyDeleteThat's a powerful song and I like it. It tells not to pity but to be active and not have this continue down a bad path.
ReplyDeleteThe horrible brutality that just happened on Bondi Beach is stunning the world, not just your continent. Hate is worldwide and,especially, for the Jewish faith which h I just don't understand.this is a wakeup call that something we thought would never take hold again, can and most of the world is taking notice( except the powers that be in the U. S.). I can't wait to hear about the gun controls that will come and, I hope to educate people about different faiths. My heart goes out to all of you.
It's nuts. Especially here. We are kind of all 'you do you and if there's a celebration I might check it out'. I just can't get my head around them doing that, or picking that celebration. It's just terrible.
DeleteWe def need tighter gun control - all our mass shootings have been with legal guns - farmers that shoot their wives and kids or cops and neighbours are the most common. There needs to be more interviews checking these gun owners are still ok in the head.
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