Vinnies Appeal gives Darwin families joy this Christmas after a year that left them with little
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Courtney Mellor with her kids Seeley Curtis, 9, Temperance Mellor-Holtam, 4, and Merida Holtam, 3.
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Courtney Mellor has four kids and had to give up her job in real estate to be a full-time mum, but it put her on the breadline.
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Migrants and international students have been isolated and without a support network in 2020
The ABC Vinnies appeal aims to help people get back on their feet and through tough times
She can balance her budget for most of the time, but Christmas is too much in a year in which Darwin s homeless drop-in centre has seen demand double.
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Kizziah Sinoro and St Patrick’s School Young Vinnies group have made 50 gift boxes for families in need.
Boxes filled with toys, stationary and games will make their way to families in need throughout Southland thanks to the efforts of students at St Patrick’s School in Invercargill. The students made about 50 boxes to be donated to St Vincent de Paul Society. St Patrick’s School teacher Leigh Munro said each classroom had the task of filling two boxes, one for a boy and one for a girl. Students contributed by bringing items to school to be put in the boxes, Munro said.