Despite the COVID disruptions Lorraine Kenway and her team of Santa’s Classy Helpers have managed to pull off a minor miracle to bring together a virtual shop full of toys, food and toiletries to make Christmas a wonderful time for about 300 Noosa families in need.
As they have for the past nine years the owner of Classy Lady Noosa on Gympie Terrace and her group of helpers have fundraised and collected donations to make Christmas special for others.
Unfortunately this year the group has not been able to find the funds to provide new clothes for each child as they have in past years but there will be toys as well as fresh fruit and vegetables.
Lorraine said during COVID-restrictions they were unable for months to conduct their usual fundraising activities.
“People have been very generous,“ she said.
“There’s about 300 families we hope to look after.
“We’ve had a golf day a big garage sale and a lunch at the Boathouse and we’ve been selling raffle tickets.“
Next Monday The J Theatre will be set up with all the goodies for families referred by local charity groups including Salvation Army and St Vincent De Paul who will be invited to shop for free.
Lorraine urged families who needed assistance to contact the Salvation Army or St Vincent De Paul.
She said only this week she’d been contacted to assist a family with four children who were “totally homeless“.
“We don’t want to see people go without,“ Lorraine said.
She said donations of toiletries or money could be left at the Classy Lady Noosa shop on Gympie Terrace.
