The Yarra Centre has teamed up to support local Yarra Ranges-based homelessness support service Holy Fools this festive season.
Visitors to the Yarra Centre can now find a Holy Fools purple bin for their 2024 Christmas Hampers Drive.
You can find the donation bin next to the community harvest table/whistle stop cafe until late December.
The list of preferred items to donate is:
One litre carton of long life milk
One litre carton of long life custard
50 to 200 gram tins or jars of tea, coffee, drinking chocolate or Milo
50 gram to 1 kilogram packets of rice, pasta mixes, noodles, couscous, lentils or soups
85 to 500 gram packets of jelly, pudding or cake mixes
50 to 200 gram packets of nuts, pretzels and/or dried fruit
90 to 250 gram packets of sweet biscuits, crackers or shortbread
50 to 250 gram packets of lollies, chocolates and/or other edible stocking fillers
50 to 150 gram packets of chips of any and all types or varieties
250 gram to 450 gram boxes of breakfast cereals
100 to 250 gram muesli bars
150 to 250 gram jars of spreads including Nutella, cream cheese and Vegemite
One litre bottles of soft drink, cordial or fruit juice
200 to 250 grams of tinned ham, fish and/or corned beef
125 to 420 gram cans of vegetables including peas, carrots, potatoes, corn, beetroot and asparagus
170 to 400 grams of fruit salad such as SPC or Goulburn Valley brand
110 to 900 gram Christmas puddings, fruit mince pies or Christmas cakes
Other 50 to 500 gram non-perishable ‘luxury’ food you would buy for Christmas
