WITH almost no limit to the creativity behind Advent calendars, Hearing Australia Albury has come up with yet another twist.
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For 25 working days leading up to Christmas Day its five staff donated non-perishable food items to a collection for Albury Wodonga Regional FoodShare.
Hearing Australia Albury audiologist Kathryn Symes said it was the first time the service had donated to FoodShare as a team.
"We set it up like a reverse Advent calendar," she said.
"Rather than receive something each day leading up to Christmas, we donated something."
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Ms Symes said they were motivated to contribute to the Border's major emergency food relief provider after a year rocked by bushfires, coronavirus and border closures.
"It's the first time we've done the collection with 2020 being the year like no other," Ms Symes said.
"It's easy to get caught up in our own issues so we wanted to do something for the community."
Ms Symes said people with hearing impairments had faced challenges this year under lockdown and with mandatory masks.
She said their clients relied on seeing people's facial gestures too.
"There is only limited real estate behind the ears when you're wearing glasses, hearing aids and face masks," she said.
"It has been logistically challenging for people with hearing impairment."
People can drop non-perishable food donations for Albury Wodonga Regional FoodShare to Wodonga Council (104 Hovell Street) or FoodShare (1/10 Stead Street, Wodonga).
Hearing Australia will be a collection point too.
