I AM constantly amazed by the ability of Australians to come together when it matters most.
We have seen it countless times in our history as a nation, during times of national crisis, natural disaster, financial unrest and so much more. Aussies know how to come together and help out a mate.
As The Salvation Army, we have also seen this time and time again.
We have been helping people doing it tough for over 145 years in Australia, through times of extreme hardship, and the common thread during all those times has been the ability for people to help each other out when they are struggling.
Indeed, we have seen it once again through our Red Shield Appeal this year. While there is still a long way to go, we have been blown away by the generosity of Australians to our Appeal so far. It is through Aussies digging deep and giving what they can that allows the Salvos to help one person every 17 seconds in Australia.
To all your readers who have supported the Red Shield Appeal, on behalf of The Salvation Army and all those we support every day, we want to offer an enormous thank you.
We know times are tough for so many right now, which makes the generosity we have seen so much more powerful. We can’t do our work without your support, so again, thank you.
But it’s not over yet.
The Salvation Army are still calling on Aussies to dig deep for our Red Shield Appeal, which aims to raise $38 million by June 30.
These funds will ensure we can continue to support those in our community doing it tough into the future.
You can be the hope people desperately need right now.
We trust that Aussies will once again be generous to the Red Shield Appeal this month, and this isn’t a blind trust. It is founded on the fact that we have seen it many times before, and we believe we will see it again.
So once more, to all those who have supported the Red Shield Appeal so far, and to all those who will, we say thank you.
To make a tax-deductible donation to The Salvation Army’s Red Shield Appeal, please visit salvationarmy.org.au or call 13 SALVOS. You can also donate at any Salvos Store.
Colonel Rodney Walters
The Salvation Army
