Our darling little babies and kids WILL have their very FIRST Christmas, their FIRST EVER Christmas presents and brand new disposable nappies to be comfortable in.
The Wet Season is in full swing but the wonderful mail plane (and possibly Careflight and remote farms with helicopters) may be helping Santa with deliveries to those who may be cut off from swollen rivers.
I would love to take this time to thank all our 30,000+ devoted supporters around Australia and overseas; who have stuck by us through all the tears, heartache, rants (on rare occasions), joys, and especially a HUGE thank you goes especially to the very heart of our charity - Therese Browne, Phil and Peggy Beer, Danny, Lincoln, Caroline, Sandra and every employee of Cowra Freight we have yet to meet.
They are like an extended family to us and have always been there as a major ongoing sponsor.
When we were gutted due to lack of money in the bank to send the boxes; Therese told us not to worry and that we could pay it off. She emailed a few truck companies begging them to help us and one has decided that they will take care of it for us.
More news to come on the very wonderful company who opened their hearts to us to help our babies.
We have had people email us abusive letters, multiple letters and even call us with a 2 hour lecture about NOT getting a DGR for tax deductions to go get government grants.
Fact is, the govt has cut back around 90% of all grants; we don't need more than $10,000 a year anyway because whatever my self and my committee buy; we never claim it back on tax or our charity bank account, we throw away all dockets and never count the costs.
An extremely wise person recently asked me this.
If a man came to me and offered $100 for every child we help to feed them ON CONDITION that he could get it back on tax; would we get this DGR so he could donate?
He says that if he can't he is withdrawing his offer and walking away and the kids can starve. What would I do?
I would tell him to walk away because this man is willing for a child to starve so that he can get his money back on tax. he doesn't give it with love, he gives it with greed.
That's why we will not EVER get a DGR and, since we explained this to people; money has been coming in to help us without expectation for it to be returned by tax.
Now thats TRUE charity and love.
(Maree)