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Christmas Giving
FIRE Carriers Christmas Market Stall at St Margaret Mary’s School Brunswick North.
As a part of our connecting communities program on December 1 between 3pm and 7pm the Academy FIRE Carriers will be hosting a stall at St Margaret Mary’s School, Brunswick North. Principal Daniel Ryan welcomes all members of the Academy community to attend the market.
Our stall will be selling handmade Christmas decorations, indigenous designed tea towels, native plant seeds, jewelry, homewares painted by indigenous artists, baked goods and more!
The FIRE Carriers will be raising funds for the Opening The Doors Foundation to directly support the education costs for a First Nations Student. This is our commitment as a FIRE Carrier School.
More information:
Donations welcome - If anyone in our community would like to donate some craft items that they make for the FIRE Carriers to sell, we would be greatly appreciative. Donations can be left at the school reception.
St Mary’s House of Welcome Christmas Hamper donations
The Academy community is contributing to the festive Christmas hampers our neighbours, St Mary’s House of Welcome create for people in our local area. St Mary’s House of Welcome is a not-for-profit open access centre in Brunswick Street Fitzroy providing basic essential services to people who are homeless and experiencing poverty, severe and persistent mental health issues, and those who are extremely isolated and socially marginalised. St Mary’s House of Welcome staff ask that none of the products contain alcohol as this can sometimes slip into commercial Christmas cakes/puddings/mince tarts. Students can bring these donations to the Academy library each morning until school finishes for 2023.
For use in Emergency Food Hampers for Rough Sleepers:
- canned meals – with meat and vegetables.
- cup noodles
- long life milk
- long life ready meals
- coffee sachets/sticks
- small tubs of fruit
- small tins of tuna
- tinned ham
- small tins of chicken
- cup of soups
- muesli bars/breakfast bakes
- long life flavoured milk
- Biscuits/Crackers
- Le Snak (biscuit and cheese)
- Lollies
- Chips
- Chocolate
For use in our Meals Program:
- Tins of coffee
- Sugar
- Rolled oats
- Large tins of tuna
- Salt
- Pepper
- Long life milk
Gingerbread House
St Mary's House of Welcome is also running a Gingerbread sale.
By purchasing either a gingerbread kit or house, you will be supporting people experiencing chronic homelessness and disadvantage in Melbourne. Funds raised will go directly to the St Mary’s House of Welcome “Welcome Relief” meals program, and to provide emergency support for those in need throughout Christmas and the New Year.
You might also like to visit their site and purchase a gingerbread kit here: