Creating a better Christmas for everyone

THE Wangaratta Kennel and Obedience Club (WKODC) are doing their part to spread Christmas cheer with their reverse advent calendar project. A reverse advent calendar is a box filled with items for each day of the month including soap, juice, snacks, plates, cakes and anything else that could make hosting Christmas a little easier. Coordinator for the project, Melissa Murdock, said she has completed similar reverse advent calendar projects in the past and said WKODC initially started the project to help one of their club members and decided to expand it to the wider community. She said the club can help boost people's mental health, potentially help those fleeing domestic violence and provide some nice items to add a little cheer for others in our community. Th club has received some gifts for the calendars from sponsors Co-Living, and club president Kevin Felmingham will be donating around 48 Christmas cakes. The club is calling on the community to help them create more boxes and donate more items to be added. “We’ve put the call out for multiple boxes,” Ms Murdock said. “Even people who think they can’t do the full advent calendar, we’re happy to accept items and we’ll create the advent calendar for the people.” The boxes and items can be donated to the WKODC club rooms at the Wangaratta Showgrounds on a Monday or Wednesday night after 5pm before November 27. All of the advent calendars will go to Pangerang Community Hub and Open Door Neighbourhood House, who will then distribute them. Ms Murdock said she hopes the community gets behind the project and that it can become an annual event. If you have any questions about the project, email Melissa Murdock at admin@wkodc.com.

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