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CFA launches Good Friday Appeal

By Georgia Rossiter

Mar 8, 2022

CFA continues to fundraise: The annual Good Friday Appeal is back again in 2022. Photo by Charmayne Allison

The Country Fire Authority volunteers will be on the streets once again for the annual Royal Children’s Hospital’s Good Friday Appeal.

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Long-time Seymour brigade volunteer, former CFA captain, recipient of the Australian Fire Service Award and Seymour district area manager for the appeal Mick Sanderson is once again co-ordinating the local fundraising efforts.

“I think last year we raised about $18,000,” he said.

“And every dollar counts.”

CFA deputy chief officer Kaylene Jones visited staff and families at the Royal Children’s Hospital to launch this year’s campaign.

“It’s a testament to our volunteers’ community-mindedness that not only do they volunteer to keep their communities safe from fire and other emergencies, in their remaining spare time they are also fundraising for other causes,” she said.

“We are incredibly proud of that effort and pleased to once again step up and support the appeal in 2022.”

Mr Sanderson said Seymour’s residents were generally very generous when it came time to support the Good Friday Appeal.

“People look forward to someone knocking on their door on Good Friday,” he said.

As for the tins that occupy shop counters, he said shoppers at IGA gave the most.

“I reckon I change the cans in IGA about every two months,” Mr Sanderson said.

To donate online, visit https://www.goodfridayappeal.com.au/