1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: Become somewhat of a tradition around here. For many local 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: families are placing a gift under the Birthright tree at 3 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:09,639 Speaker 1: Heartland Bank. Here to tell us about it, Dawn Hastings Morning, 4 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 1: Good morning. I actually spot it's in the paper the 5 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 1: Courier today and branch manager of our Heartland Bank Andrews 6 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:18,920 Speaker 1: saying that they've hosted this for more than two decades. 7 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: Does that sound right? 8 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 2: That sounds right. Yeah. We have been very very well 9 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 2: supported by the Eshburton community. 10 00:00:26,760 --> 00:00:27,479 Speaker 1: So how's it work? 11 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 2: So all the gifts are put under the tree by 12 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 2: the wonderful community people, and then we work a year 13 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 2: ahead so that the gifts are given out next year, 14 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 2: just because by the time we get the gifts it's 15 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 2: Christmas Eve and it's too late to give them this 16 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 2: year to the family, so they get given next year. 17 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 2: Got so we work a year ahead just in case 18 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 2: people have heard that families have already been given the 19 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 2: Christmas presents. And this year we gave the parents a 20 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 2: chance to come in and choose the gifts for their 21 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 2: own children, to be able to empower them because they 22 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 2: know their children best. And that's one of Birthright's philosophies. 23 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 2: Is that we support the parents to be the best 24 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 2: parents that they can be. 25 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: So give us a little more background. If we're coming 26 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: to terms with birth right, who are these children who 27 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: are the beneficiaries? 28 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 2: So the children have are in a family that is 29 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 2: led by a single adult. So it could be a mum, 30 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 2: it could be dad, it could be a grandparent, it 31 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 2: could be a guardian. It's not necessarily just mum or dad. 32 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 2: Probably traditionally it was more mum, but nowadays it's quite varied. 33 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 2: And these children are often without other supports, so they 34 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 2: basically have a parents sometimes too, but they often don't 35 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 2: have a lot of extended family support, and so those 36 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 2: parents are struggling sometimes to take on the role of 37 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 2: both parents, and they're also trying to deal with how 38 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,959 Speaker 2: they ended up being single parents in the first place. 39 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:19,920 Speaker 2: So there's a lot of trauma that comes into the 40 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 2: beginning of that journey. But they have to focus on 41 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 2: their children, so it's hard for them to make sense 42 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 2: of what's happened that's led them to this, but also 43 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 2: to focus on moving forward with the children. 44 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: Learn just those general life pressures. We don't get reminded 45 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:42,080 Speaker 1: that this year has been particularly tough, so having a 46 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: gift for the kids, I imagine just takes a little 47 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 1: bit of the load off. 48 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 2: Absolutely, and it just means those parents because they know 49 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 2: now that they've got those gifts tucked away sorted for 50 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 2: their children, that they can just be a bit more 51 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 2: relaxed going into this busy time and just know that 52 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 2: they're children, they're going to have something special to open 53 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:03,399 Speaker 2: on Christmas Day. 54 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 1: So for those who would like to contribute to the pile, 55 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: which is growing rapidly at Heartland, once again, wonderful to 56 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 1: see what ages are we talking. 57 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 2: So we work with families with children up to eighteen, gotcha, 58 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 2: And so teenagers are particularly hard to buy for, as 59 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 2: anyone with teenagers themselves knows, And so if people would 60 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 2: like to do something for teens, then vouchers are a 61 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 2: really good thing because then teens can go and purchase 62 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 2: something for themselves and they still feel like they've got 63 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 2: a gift. 64 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: Africa Gift Pank. 65 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 2: Toilet trees are great. This year we made up little 66 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 2: toilet bags for all the teenage girls with the toilet 67 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 2: trees that had been donated nice and so that was 68 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 2: really really nice to be able to give all the 69 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 2: teenage girls a toilet tree bag too, and. 70 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: The stuff that's placed under the tree, it doesn't necessarily 71 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: need to be wrapped, does it. 72 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 2: No? 73 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: Oh good, because my rapping skills leave a lot to 74 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: be desired, very rough around the edges. And we have 75 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: right up until you mentioned it before, but just before 76 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: Christmas Eve, the twenty third. 77 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,840 Speaker 2: Yes, so I think we picked them up on at 78 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 2: three o'clock on Christmas Eve. 79 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 1: Oh, so twenty four's will go well. 80 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 2: I'm not sure when the bank closes, Yeah, whenever it will, 81 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 2: so I'd say the twenty third would be good to 82 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 2: get them in thereby. Yeah, but also people are welcome 83 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 2: to drop them off at Community House for booth right 84 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 2: as well. Oh brilliant, because that's where we're based. Yeah. 85 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: Appreciate all the work that you do do on Hastings 86 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: and Merry Christmas to the over two dozen local families 87 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: that you're working with. He is to sharing a little 88 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: more joy with those kids this Christmas.