CHRISTMAS HAMPER APPEAL 2026
The RCM Community Service Committee is pleased to launch the 2026 Christmas Hamper Appeal. A two-page flyer is attached which provides the relevant information relating to the two charities that we will be supporting; Steps Outreach (Steps) and Uniting Asylum Seeker Project (UASP); the list of contents for each organisation’s hamper bag and the date of the Christmas lunch at the Savoy on Little Collins Hotel.
Who you shop for is your choice. UASP bags should have a green ribbon/tag attached to distinguish them from Steps Outreach bags, which should have a red ribbon/tag. Please advise Rebecca John how many of which bags you will be shopping for so that we can keep a record of the number and location of hampers to be collected. (Email is choneng51@gmail.com)
For those who would like a hamper bag/s provided, some will be made available at the club meetings on Tuesday 20th October & 10th November. They will also be available at the Bunnings BBQ’s at Collingwood on Saturday 17th and 31st October and Port Melbourne on Sunday 15th November. Alternatively, you can provide your own bags. Please remember to use a green ribbon/tag for Uniting ASP and red for Steps Outreach and let Rebecca know.
The Community Service Committee will again assist those who would like to participate but are unable to shop. In this case a donation of $55 per bag should be made to the RCM bank account. Please note the transaction as ‘Hampers and your surname’. We need to keep track of deposits, so please let Rebecca know by 20thNovember 2026 if you are planning to use this method and how many of which hamper bags (Steps/UASP) that you would like purchased.
The RCM banking details are:
- BSB: 033000 (Westpac)
- Account number: 791085
Please note that the collection of hampers purchased by you will need to be delivered to; collected by or dropped off to one of the Community Service Committee members (Frank, Peter, Roger, Tom, Maureen, David Jones or Neville). We will sort the bags into Steps and Uniting ASP and arrangements will be made to deliver them to the appropriate organisation. Steps and UASP will be attending the RCM Christmas lunch, (yes a lunch), which will be held on Tuesday 15th December 2026, at The Savoy on Little Collins Hotel, (Corner of Little Collins and Spencer Streets, Melbourne). Further details to follow separately.
If you have any questions please contact Neville on 0417 387216 or email nrjohn55@gmail.com.
