Mayor's Christmas Cheer Appeal

 

Mayor Val Schier is urging residents to dig deep for the less fortunate in the community during the 2011 Mayor's Christmas Appeal.

Assistance provided through the appeal is a gesture of goodwill and that adds a little cheer to what may be a difficult time of the year for some people in our community.

Money raised through the appeal is used to provide over 500 food hampers which will be distributed before Christmas.

Through the generous support of the Rotary Sunrise Cairns, HMAS Cairns and volunteers from Mossman, the hampers are packed and delivered to families referred by various charity groups and welfare agencies in the region including the Salvation Army, St Vincent de Paul, Cairns Homeless Hub, Cairns Christian Centre, Cairns Women’s Centre, Edmonton Community Health, Lifeline, Ozcare, Mookai Rosie Bi-Baynan, Qld Indigenous Family Violence Legal Support, FIRRST Community Mental Health, FNQ Families and Prisoners Support Group, Ruth’s Women’s Shelter, Shelter Housing Action Cairns, Warringu ATSI Group, Wuchopperen Health Centre, Act for Kids, Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre, Mossman Community Centre, Goobidi Bamanga and Douglas Indigenous Family Support Service.

You can make a quick and secure donation online using your credit card, or you may make a payment over the counter at any of Council’s Business Offices using cash, cheque, money order or credit card. EFTPOS facilities are also available.

Alternatively, you may post your cheque or money order to the Mayor’s Christmas Appeal, Cairns Regional Council, PO Box 359, Cairns Q 4870.

No food items or toys can be accepted for the appeal. By giving to the Mayor’s Christmas Appeal, you can make a huge difference in helping the disadvantaged this Christmas.

For more information contact Rebecca Anderson on 07 4044 3019 or email r.anderson@cairns.qld.gov.au.

Donation Box Locations:

Barron River Hotel
BP Service Station
Brothers Leagues Club
Cairns Hardware - throughout the region
Cairns Police
Cairns Stationery Supplies
Cape York Hotel – Bottle shop
Centenary Park IGA
Cock & Bull
Edmonton Newsagency
Edmonton Pharmacy
Hambledon Hotel
IGA Smithfield, Cairns, Yorkey’s Knob
IGA Everyday
Kennedy’s Electrical
Lenard’s Smithfield
Marlin Coast Newsagency
Marsh Butcheries, Stratford
Mobil - Edmonton, North Cairns, Brinsmead
Mulgrave Seafood
Pease Street Pharmacy
Piccones IGA - Edge Hill, Edmonton
Portsmith Fuel - Portsmith, Edmonton, Stratford
Red Beret Hotel
Rocket Rod’s Hamburger Heaven
Southside Fish Bar
Splash’s Take Away
The Good Guys
The Grand Liquor Barn
Toys R Us
V Pharmacy
Walters Gordonvale Supa IGA
Whitfield Butchery