The Christmas outreach project this year in Gioia House, will be supporting the work of the St Paul\u2019s Parish Pantry, in Burwood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Action Girls will decorate calico bags with festive images and then fill them with basic needs \u2013 and a few little extras \u2013\u00a0 to help those in need to get through the Summer holiday period when the pantry is closed.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We invite you to make those Santa Sacks bulge! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are many people of Chinese background who know nothing of our traditional Christmas fare, so this year for the first time, St Paul\u2019s is making up bags with more culturally appropriate food \u2013 as well as the usual bags. So you will be asked to choose items from\u00a0Groups A,\u00a0 B and C to get the range we need.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is sobering to realise that the treat requested is a small bottle of sesame oil and a block of chocolate!\u00a0 Amidst our preparations for Christmas, we can easily forget that there are people in our local community for whom 25 December is just another day of struggle \u2013 trying to make ends meet on minimum wages or welfare. Let\u2019s brighten their lives!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perhaps each time you shop for your family over the next few weeks, you can add something for this appeal and your child can bring in items gradually, to avoid heavy bags. Multiples of the same item are fine; we need to make up about 250 bags. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
LIST A<\/u><\/strong> This is the basic bag for 250 people<\/p>\n\n\n\n Long Life Milk LIST B<\/u><\/strong> is for Chinese people or anyone not celebrating Christmas \u2013 for 200 people<\/p>\n\n\n\n Spam LIST C<\/u><\/strong> for those celebrating Christmas \u2013 for 50 people<\/p>\n\n\n\n Christmas Pudding If you want to experience the true meaning of Christmas, give something to someone who can offer nothing in return.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jane Sulis<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Christmas outreach project this year in Gioia House, will be supporting the work of the St Paul\u2019s Parish Pantry, in Burwood. The Action Girls will decorate calico bags with festive images and then fill them with basic needs \u2013 and a few little extras \u2013\u00a0 to help those in need to get through the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13688,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[5],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-13687","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_category-gioia-house"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/13687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=13687"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=13687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Cereal (not oats)
Tuna \u2013 sustainably caught \u2013 medium or large
Rice (small \u2013 any type)
2 min. noodles
Packet of biscuits<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peanut Butter
Instant Coffee
Sesame Oil
Block of chocolate (Nothing fancy)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Long Life Custard
Tinned ham
Block of cake \u2013 Christmas or otherwise
Block of chocolate<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coordinator of Outreach<\/p>\n\n\n\n