By Dongyun Kwon
St Brigid’s Primary School students had a busy day helping a local charity organisation prepare its Christmas hampers.
Grade 6 students visited Darron Honey Centre to pack 150 Christmas hampers for HICCI on Friday 29 November.
HICCI executive officer Alison Gommers said it’s an annual tradition for HICCI and St Brigid’s Primary School.
“Grade 6 students come down every year and pack Christmas hampers for us,” she said.
“We will distribute these hampers to people to have a nice meal with their family.”
St Brigid’s Primary School aims to educate students not just on the academic side but also on the non-academic side such as community welfare and social justice.
Grade 6 teacher Darrin Wall said the activity was a way of putting the non-academic side of learning into place.
“We encourage our students to get involved to help the community,” he said.
“Only Grade 6 students participated in this activity to help out HICCI but the school also held a mini market where every grade ran a market stall.
“The money raised from the market went to our Catholic parish council to do some hampers as well.”
10 Grade 6 students participated in the HICCI’s Christmas hamper preparation.
Ministry leader Millie Jackson, one of the Grade 6 students, said it was a good experience to help out the community.
“I’ve learnt not everyone has as much stuff as others do and we should always be grateful for things we have,” she said.
With cost of living pressure continuing to take a toll in the Yarra Ranges, HICCI found more and more people in the community needed help.
“People are doing it tough, and we’re finding more people are coming in because things are so expensive, and that’s why we’re here,” Alison said.
“We encourage people to come in if they need any help.
“We are also seeking donations of Christmas fare.”
For more information about registering for HICCI’s Christmas appeal or to donate, visit HICCI’s website at hicci.org.au/contact, or ring HICCI on 5911 6000.
