There’s nothing quite like a few big, red fire trucks with CFA volunteers shaking tins to bring out the generosity in country people.
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It seems everywhere you look these days there is someone else asking you to support a charity for a worthwhile cause.
This could happen on your social media feeds, when you go to the supermarket or even in the pages of this newspaper.
At a time when government funding is getting harder to attract, organisations doing good work in the community have every right to ask people for donations.
But how do we choose who we support?
The Good Friday Appeal seems to be one event which has escaped the problem of charity fatigue. The Border’s collective effort of $175,000 is a great example of generosity.
Every year we hear families tell their stories of how the Royal Children’s Hospital saved the lives of their young children.
In country areas like the Border, firefighters lead the way in raising money for the worthy cause.
It was heartening to hear Albury Civic Fire Station captain John Vandeven say some children were coming out to give them money they had been saving all year.
Generosity and the spirit of giving to others is a wonderful lesson to learn young.
This week’s purchase of an original Ned Kelly photograph will be one of the big attractions, but it is still to be seen if like the Good Friday Appeal, this is a cause that stands out from the crowd.
Another charity always supported by this region is the annual Stars of the Border Dance for Cancer. The Border Mail’s own photographer James Wiltshire is one of the competitors and we are happily standing by him and all the others.
Cancer is something that has impacted so many families, so like the Relay for Life, the Dance for Cancer is well-supported.
These big events always do well, but there are plenty of smaller charities with causes that are not as high-profile, making it more difficult to attract donations.
It is up to individuals to decide which of the many charities they decide are worthy of opening up the wallet.
Taking inspiration from pure of heart children, who are willing to give firefighters everything they can save up, is a good place to start.
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