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Help Target a brighter Christmas for vulnerable people

UnitingCare and Target are teaming together for the 18th UnitingCare Christmas Appeal and need your help to brighten the Christmas of a vulnerable person in your local community.

You can make a difference simply by heading to your nearest Target or Target Country store from now until Wednesday 23 December and buying an extra gift for someone less fortunate.

UnitingCare Christmas Trees are located at the entrance of every store, just select a gift tag to either buy or make a gift or purchase a gift voucher on your way through the check out. $10 and $20 gift vouchers are also available at www.target.com.au/giftcards.

UnitingCare will then allocate each gift to people in need. All gifts purchased are given to people in the local community in which they were purchased.

As the practical arm of the Uniting Church and leading provider of not-for-profit welfare community services, UnitingCare NSW.ACT is experiencing firsthand the impact of the financial crisis on children, young people, families and older people.

Reverend Harry Herbert, Executive Director, UnitingCare NSW.ACT said that more people than ever would be struggling to make ends meet this Christmas, let alone consider purchasing gifts.

“Many families are struggling to pay bills and put food on the table. We want to try and ease their burden and give them a chance to get back on their feet. It’s the little things that can make a difference and give hope.
“For many we care for, it could be the only present they receive this Christmas,” said Rev. Herbert.

UnitingCare NSW.ACT will help anyone, anytime, regardless of their beliefs, background or stage of life. Guided by its Christian ethos, the organisation provides care for 30,000 people every day throughout NSW and the ACT.

Services include aged care and disability programs, services for vulnerable families, children and young people and quality early childhood education and care.

Target generously donated all proceeds from their onsite “pop up” stores in Sydney at this year’s UnitingCare Appeal launch to UnitingCare NSW.ACT to assist in the provision of services for vulnerable people.

Over the last 17 years the UnitingCare Christmas Appeal has 1.6million gifts to vulnerable people. It is hoped 150,000 gifts will be donated in 2009 as a result of the Appeal.

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