It was wonderful to celebrate the reinstatement of the TAL Tree of Joy this year, with our community partners from Concern Australia STEPS Outreach Program and Uniting’s Lentara Asylum Seeker Welcome Centre each receiving 25 gifts for the people they work with.
Wednesday 14th December saw some real-life Christmas Cheer as the gifts were collected, and words of appreciation shared with the team at TAL Insurance who have been so supportive in the lead up to Christmas. For the first time in the history of this partnership, donation tags were also placed on the tree, with staff able to donate if they were unable to buy a gift. TAL will be matching donations dollar for dollar, which we know at this stage will see at least $2,000 donated to STEPS.