By David Kavanagh | posted on December 20, 2019
ALBANY South Coast Lions Club and the Salvation Army have joined forces once again this Christmas to provide for Great Southern families doing it rough.
The Albany branch of the Salvation Army accepted 100 Christmas cakes from the Lions Club earlier this month to help create food hampers for those in the community who cannot afford to prepare their own Christmas luncheon.
Salvation Army Auxiliary Lieutenant Colette Albino said the delicious treats would go alongside other crucial Christmas foodstuff and goodies.
“This year we’ll be putting together 125 of these hampers,” she said.
“We’ll try and put in a ham along with some drinks, vegetables and pretty much everything you would go out and purchase by yourself for a Christmas lunch.
“We really want people to be able to create a tradition for themselves.”
Lions Club President Lindsay Smith said the community organisation had donated hundreds of Christmas cakes to the Salvation Army over the past eight years.
“It’s a real privilege for our club to help out with this initiative,” he said.
Those wanting to make their own donations can go to any number of Christmas Cheer Appeal boxes around Albany, including at any local Woolworths store, Icky Finks, Officeworks, IGA on York Street, Mason Realty on York Street and Albany Stationers.
Kmart’s Wishing Tree also takes donations for the Salvation Army.
