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www.ntnews.com.au Saturday, December 21, 2013. NT NEWS. 13 PUB: NT NE- WS- DA TE: 21-D GE: 13 C LO- R: C M Y K HURRY! Ends Tuesday ON SALE FROM SATURDAY 21ST DECEMBER, 2013 UNTIL TUESDAY 24TH DECEMBER, 2013 unless sold out earlier or otherwise stated. Savings based on our Darwin metropolitan sell price. Advertised savings may vary in some stores, as some products may already be priced below the metropolitan sell price. Limits per customer may apply, trade not supplied. Specials or products may not be available in all stores, Woolworths Online and are not available at CALTEX WOOLWORTHS co-branded fuel outlets. WP161214NT6A2 $ 5 ea SAVE 3 19 WAS $8.19 ea $ 29 ea SAVE 4 00 WAS $33.00 ea Huggies Jumbo Nappies Pk 60-108 Streets Magnum Pk 4-6 ntnews.com.au l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l NEWS Charity reigns in Top End By MEGAN PALIN THE CHRISTMAS spirit is alive and well in the Top End, with a record-breaking number of gifts being do- nated to families in need this year. St Vincent de Paul volun- teer Martha Swart said generous Territorians had donated about 800 Christmas gifts to the local charity. The presents will go to those who can’t afford to buy their children Christ- mas presents. ‘‘That’s more than we’ve ever had before,’’ Ms Swart said. She said 99 per cent of gifts were brand new and included two bicycles, 10 skateboards, four fishing rods and a radio. ‘‘All were great quality,’’ Ms Swart said. ‘‘There were some lovely presents for older girls like movie vouchers. ‘‘Most presents, as usual, were for boys and girls aged between two and eight years old. There were some beautiful toys, trucks, little and big, cars, puzzles and books.’’ Ms Swart said the most valuable item was ‘‘prob- ably one of the bikes’’ and a designer leather handbag. All of the presents will be delivered before Christ- mas to families identified by St Vincent de Paul as being in need. ‘‘We give them presents unwrapped but also provide wrapping paper and tape so the parents can look at the gifts before preparing them for their children,’’ Ms Swart said. ‘‘Every child likes Father Christmas to give him or her a present at Christmas and our aim is to facilitate that. It’s sad when parents haven’t got money for it, so we try to help them out.’’ Ms Swart said St Vincent’s volunteers also put together 450 food ham- pers over a week to donate to the families, containing ‘‘mainly Christmas fare’’. Twenty-five hampers were donated; St Vincent bought the rest from Food Bank. Bogarts manager Lynne Merrall with pens, pencils and markers collected as gifts for Balinese orphans Picture: JUSTIN SANSON Helping Santa get to Balinese orphans By KATINA VANGOPOULOS BALINESE orphans will be given a helping hand this Christmas by way of some new clothes and school- ing material. Lynne Merrall will travel to Denpasar in Bali to visit the Jodie O’Shea Orphanage on Boxing Day, where she will help bring happiness to nearly 70 children. ‘‘We’re sending over about 50 kilos worth of clothes and then pencils and textas they can use,’’ she said. ‘‘They have absolutely nothing, and we hope it’s a small way to help.’’ Ms Merrall is already plan- ning future visits depending on what the children, be- tween two and 10, need. She discovered their plight through Facebook where AFL identity Shane Crawford had written of the orphanage. The Bogarts Bar and Grill manager has support from owner Geoff Annear and general manager Mark McLaughlin, and the three hope to gather more donat- ions in 2014. ‘‘We’ve done lots of fund- raising before with charities like Variety,’’ Mr McLaugh- lin said. ‘‘This can be just the start in building a relationship,’’ Mr Annear said. Further information on the Jodie O’Shea Orphanage and how you can make a donation can be found at careforkidsbali.com.
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www.ntnews.com.au Saturday, December 21, 2013. NT NEWS. 13
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NTNE-WS-DA-TE:21-DGE:13 CO-LO-R: C-M Y-K
HURRY! Ends Tuesday
ON SALE FROM SATURDAY 21ST DECEMBER, 2013 UNTIL TUESDAY 24TH DECEMBER, 2013 unless sold out earlier or otherwise stated. Savings based on our Darwin metropolitan sell price. Advertised savings may vary in some stores, as some products may already be priced below the metropolitan sell price. Limits per customer may apply, trade not supplied. Specials or products may not be available in all stores, Woolworths Online and are not available at CALTEX WOOLWORTHS co-branded fuel outlets.
WP161214NT6A2
$5 ea
SAVE
319
WAS $8.19 ea
$29 ea
SAVE
400
WAS $33.00 ea
Huggies Jumbo Nappies Pk 60-108
Streets Magnum Pk 4-6
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Charityreigns inTop EndBy MEGAN PALIN
THE CHRISTMAS spirit isalive and well in the TopEnd, with a record-breakingnumber of gifts being do-nated to families in needthis year.
St Vincent de Paul volun-teer Martha Swart saidgenerous Territorians haddonated about 800 Christmasgifts to the local charity.
The presents will go tothose who can’t affordto buy their children Christ-mas presents.
‘‘That’s more than we’veever had before,’’ Ms Swartsaid. She said 99 per cent ofgifts were brand new andincluded two bicycles,10 skateboards, four fishingrods and a radio.
‘‘All were great quality,’’Ms Swart said.
‘‘There were some lovelypresents for older girls likemovie vouchers.
‘‘Most presents, as usual,were for boys and girlsaged between two andeight years old. There weresome beautiful toys, trucks,
little and big, cars, puzzlesand books.’’
Ms Swart said the mostvaluable item was ‘‘prob-ably one of the bikes’’ and adesigner leather handbag.
All of the presents willbe delivered before Christ-mas to families identified bySt Vincent de Paul as beingin need.
‘‘We give them presentsunwrapped but also providewrapping paper and tape sothe parents can look at thegifts before preparing themfor their children,’’ MsSwart said.
‘‘Every child likes FatherChristmas to give him orher a present at Christmasand our aim is to facilitatethat. It’s sad when parentshaven’t got money for it, sowe try to help them out.’’
Ms Swart said StVincent’s volunteers alsoput together 450 food ham-pers over a week to donateto the families, containing‘‘mainly Christmas fare’’.
Twenty-five hampers weredonated; St Vincent boughtthe rest from Food Bank.
Bogarts manager Lynne Merrall with pens, pencils and markers collected as gifts for Balinese orphans Picture: JUSTIN SANSON
Helping Santa get to Balinese orphansBy KATINA VANGOPOULOS
BALINESE orphans will begiven a helping hand thisChristmas by way of somenew clothes and school-ing material.
Lynne Merrall will travelto Denpasar in Bali to visitthe Jodie O’Shea Orphanageon Boxing Day, where shewill help bring happiness to
nearly 70 children. ‘‘We’resending over about 50 kilosworth of clothes and thenpencils and textas they canuse,’’ she said.
‘‘They have absolutelynothing, and we hope it’s asmall way to help.’’
Ms Merrall is already plan-ning future visits dependingon what the children, be-tween two and 10, need.
She discovered theirplight through Facebookwhere AFL identity ShaneCrawford had written ofthe orphanage.
The Bogarts Bar and Grillmanager has support fromowner Geoff Annear andgeneral manager MarkMcLaughlin, and the threehope to gather more donat-ions in 2014.
‘‘We’ve done lots of fund-raising before with charitieslike Variety,’’ Mr McLaugh-lin said.
‘‘This can be just the startin building a relationship,’’Mr Annear said.
Further information onthe Jodie O’Shea Orphanageand how you can make adonation can be found atcareforkidsbali.com.
