ARCHDIOCESE OF CANBERRA REPORT
Sir William Deane launches the doorknock appeal, watched by St Vincent de Paul Society archdiocesan president Mr Frank Brassil.
This year's St Vincent de Paul Society doorknock appeal, with a target of $350,000, was launched at lunchtime today in Garema Place, Canberra, by former Governor-General Sir William Deane.
He urged Canberrans to "hear the knock, open the door, do what you can to help the disadvantaged".
Sir William said those who experienced "the utter desolation of homelessness" in our cities tended to be invisible to most of the community.
The focus of Canberrans in the centenary year of the city should be on their community, "and we all agree that community means all of our community".
In the last financial year, nearly 37,000 people were helped by the society in the Canberra-Goulburn region. More than $1.3 million was given in assistance, including food and utility and rent payments.
For the first time, the doorknock will be run in Goulburn and Batemans Bay.
To register to be a doorknock volunteer go to www.vinniesdoorknock.org.au
Sir William Deane launches the doorknock appeal, watched by St Vincent de Paul Society archdiocesan president Mr Frank Brassil.
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