north east regional extra | October 30 - November 5, 2024
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October 30 - November 5, 2024
Spreading Christmas cheer with embroidery
◆ CHRISTMAS CHEER: Georgie Romero (UMFC), Keyha Howlett (UMFC), Embroiderers Guild, Victoria, North East branch president, Georgie Kearle and Lisa Ramsay (UMFC) are helping foster children have a better Christmas. PHOTO: Kurt Hickling
MEMBERS of the Embroiderers Guild, Victoria, North East branch have decided to spread some Christmas cheer through creating embroidered keepsakes for foster children. All 38 members pitched in by creating small, embroidered gifts to donate to UMFC’s Give a Gift Appeal. “We decided a few months ago to make some little Christmas stockings, Santa sack keepsakes and Christmas decorations for the children to be handed out towards the
end of November at their Christmas party,” Embroiderers Guild, Victoria, North East branch member, Julie Niklaus, said. The UMFC Give a Gift appeal is a yearly tradition where UMFC give gifts donated by the community to children doing it tough over the Christmas period. This year UMFC are teaming up with Cen-
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tre Against Violence to reach more people in need across the North East region. UMFC chief executive officer, Felicity Williams, said that they are grateful for the donations created by the embroiderers guild. “We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the North Eastern branch of Embroiderers Guild, Victoria, for their generous and thoughtful contribution of beautiful keepsakes for the children and young people in foster and kinship care,” she said. “These special items will offer comfort
and serve as a reminder–especially during what is often an emotional time of year–that they are valued and loved.” Embroiderers Guild, Victoria, North East branch’s president, Gabriel Kearle, said they decided to get involved to show the foster kids that they care. “We thought it was a good opportunity to help the kids because so many kids go without presents at Christmas time and that’s such a shame,” she said.
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