Pressures from the pandemic created extraordinary hardships for our families over the last few years. Many parents struggled financially and were faced with the reality of a Christmas without presents under the tree.
In partnership with Anglicare Victoria (AV), the FOX’s Fifi, Fev & Nick show created the Doing It For The Kids! campaign. The hosts called on listeners and friends of the show to ensure that every child in care could experience the magic of Christmas by receiving a gift.
Melburnians and people across the country jumped on board to lend their support, with some of Australia’s biggest names joining the cause, including Prime Minister The Hon. Scott Morrison MP, Jessica Mauboy, Amy Shark, Karl Stefanovic, Ally Landon, Dannii Minogue, Shane Jacobson, Matt Preston and Eddie McGuire as well as Simon, Lachy and Tsehay from The Wiggles.
AV staff and client families were delighted that during their final show of the year, the team announced that they raised a total of $215,457.50.
Fifi Box said: “With so many families and parents doing it tough this year, we wanted to make sure no kids got left behind this Christmas, and we are blown away by this result!”
Paul McDonald, CEO of Anglicare Victoria, said: “From our work on the frontline of family services, we have seen more than double the demand for emergency relief support at some of our Melbourne locations and we supported more than 30,000 kids and families in need throughout the pandemic.
“Christmas is a time of caring, a time of celebration, a time of joy. We want to bring joy and happiness as well as emotional relief for a number of our families and children that we have under our care. What a lift for them! After all, every parent wants to spoil their child and give them the best present they can at Christmas, and that’s what we are all about.
“As an organisation, we could never have reached as many Melburnians as we have without the backing of Fifi, Fev & Nick, and The Fox. We are absolutely blown away by the support we’ve received from people across the city – other kids, their parents, local businesses, and loyal Fox listeners have been so incredibly generous to this fantastic cause.
Thank you from everyone at Anglicare Victoria and from the communities we support day in, day out.”
But the donations didn’t stop there, support from all over the country poured in all the way up to the 23rd December, raising over $250,000.00 for kids in need.
