Katoomba Church combats winter hunger through food drive
On Wednesday, July 9 a team of people from St Hilda’s Anglican Church Katoomba
and around 200 teenagers from Camp MMM will be door-knocking in the local area
and asking the community to donate non-perishable food items.
The Church food drive helps to ensure families who are experiencing financial
hardship are provided with meals during the cold winter months.
The drive strengthens the work of ANGLICARE Sydney by illustrating how people can
partner together to support others. The Emergency Relief program coordinated by
ANGLICARE also offers assistance to families experiencing financial difficulty through
the receipt of food hampers and/or food vouchers.
In addition to the food drive, on Sunday, July 13, St Hilda’s Anglican Church will be
holding celebratory and thanksgiving services for all the food collected during the food
drive. Peter Kell, CEO of ANGLICARE Sydney, will be speaking at the special services,
which will be held at St Hilda’s Church on Katoomba Street at 8am, 10am and
5.30pm.
Reverend of St Hilda’s Anglican Church, Ray Robinson said last year’s food drive was
very successful and the community were quite encouraging of the initiative.
“Last year’s food drive was a great success. People were very positive and supportive of
the door knock, with a truck load of food donations collected,” Reverend Robinson
said.
“We are really hoping that this year’s food drive is the same. Now that people are aware
of the drive we will have a higher profile this year so we are really looking forward to a
fantastic harvest of food for the needy.”
“We are hoping to collect food items such as tinned meat or fish, soup, vegetables and
fruit; rice, noodles, pasta; as well as cartons of fruit juice, long life milk, sugar, cereal,
tea and coffee,” said Reverend Robinson.
On the day there will be many people knocking on doors, hundreds of which will be
young people aged 12-18 who are attending a youth camp called Mountains Mission
Madness.
Reverend Robinson said the only reason we've been able to mount the drive is because
the young people have come on board to really help those less fortunate than
themselves.
“It is great to see young people wanting to contribute to the community and help those
that are marginalised and struggling,” he said.
‘These young people will not just be door knocking during the week, they will also be
fixing the gardens at Katoomba Primary School, and providing entertainment and
afternoon tea to residents of the nursing home
Anita Villa and a local home for peoplewww.anglicare.org.au or by phoning 13 26 22.
with a disability.
Reverend Robinson hopes the community really get behind the food drive and help
needy locals to eat this winter.
“We are a Church that wants to help people in our community and enable others in
our community to help the needy” he said.
“It is really great to know that your generosity can provide a meal for a destitute family
– It’s a fabulous feeling to help others.”
The food drive corresponds with ANGLICARE’s winter appeal which people can give
to at
For more information on the food drive please contact: St Hilda’s Anglican Church on
02 4782 1608
