Christmas Giving

It's just not Australian if you don't support at least one charity at Christmas.

Tear Australia

Tear has "Arguably the world's most useful Gift Catalogue". Give the person who has everything, something for the person who has hardly anything. For example, Twenty Tree Seedlings, Water Supply for One Person, Village Medical Kit, Child Immunisation, A Year of Primary Schooling, A Year of Family Health Care.

Salvation Army

The Salvos. Make a donation online to this great organisation at Christmas.

Anglicare

Why not make a donation online to support Anglicare's Christmas Appeal?. You can now easily buy Christmas cards and gifts from the online Anglicare shop.

Amnesty International Australia

Help Amnesty keep small arms out of small hands.

GoodWill Charity Card Shop

GoodWillCharity has card shops across Australia supporting various charities. You can also pick them up in Sydney 8th Floor, Dymocks Building, 424-430 George Street, Sydney. Dates: Monday, September 22, 2008 to Friday, December 19, Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm. Phone: 0416 847 876. There are shops around the country. The participating charities are: Arthritis Foundation of NSW; Barnardos Australia; Children's Medical Research Institute; Cystic Fibrosis NSW; Glaucoma Australia; Guide Dogs NSW/ACT; Northcott Disability Services; Parkinsons NSW; Save the Children Australia (NSW); SPELD NSW; Stewart House; The Fred Hollows Foundation.

Host your own Fundraiser

J.R wrote in from the  'Blue Mtns' of Victoria - The Macedon Ranges. This year one of the members of her Apex 40 club volunteered to cater for a Christmas in July, and 24  sat down to a traditional 4 course meal in their dining/living room. The money that was left over went, on her request, to the Pink Ribbon section of the Anti-Cancer Council.  A simple fun idea that everyone can do, to benefit charity.