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Speaker 1: Oh that Territorians are being asked to dig deep for

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Speaker 1: the Salvo's Christmas appeal to help people doing it tough.

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Speaker 1: The cost of living crisis has indeed led to more

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Speaker 1: people reaching out to the Salvation Army for support, with

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Speaker 1: this year's appeal aiming to raise twenty seven million dollars nationally.

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Speaker 1: Now joining me on the line to tell us more

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Speaker 1: is the Salvo's head of Communications here in the Northern Territory,

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Speaker 1: Sally Courtney.

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Speaker 2: Good morning, Sally, Good morning, Katie.

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Speaker 1: Thanks so much for your time.

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Speaker 2: Sally.

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Speaker 1: There is no doubt that Christmas is indeed the busiest

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Speaker 1: time of the year for the Salvos. I would imagine,

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Speaker 1: how are you anticipating just what kind of need is

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Speaker 1: going to be required from Territorians this year.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, good question, Katie. I guess we sort of track

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Speaker 2: a little bit from the previous year and years, and

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Speaker 2: we sort of know a position that a lot of

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Speaker 2: people in right across the community, and unfortunately the numbers

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Speaker 2: do just keep increasing. That's probably no surprise each year

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Speaker 2: on where people are needing help. I mean, people need

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Speaker 2: help all year round, but Christmas, you know, does come

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Speaker 2: without extra financial pressures A little bit particularly for families

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Speaker 2: as we know, so we just you know, we obviously

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Speaker 2: can monitor and know that the demand is there and

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Speaker 2: people come and register you know, what they need from us,

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Speaker 2: so we can sort of track it that way as well.

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Speaker 1: And we know the cost of living has had an

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Speaker 1: enormous impact on so many people sally, when you talk

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Speaker 1: about those that are maybe needing some assistance from the

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Speaker 1: Salvos this year and even in previous years, you know,

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Speaker 1: are we sometimes talking about families that are that are

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Speaker 1: doing it really tough, that you know, that are working

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Speaker 1: and that are trying to pay their bills but are

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Speaker 1: like struggling through right now.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, Katie. We have seen more in the last

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Speaker 2: couple of years sort of post COVID times at families

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Speaker 2: that you wouldn't always think that would be coming in

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Speaker 2: sort of needing a little bit of help, particularly Christmas.

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Speaker 2: It's just I think, as we know, people don't quite

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Speaker 2: have that ability to save as much as they would

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Speaker 2: like to, just from the pressures of high rents and

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Speaker 2: mortgages and we know the cost of food and everything else.

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Speaker 2: So when Christmas comes around, people don't always have that

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Speaker 2: money saved that they can obviously put into a lunch

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Speaker 2: or some gifts for their children. So yeah, absolutely we

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Speaker 2: are seeing people sometimes just even need that help at

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Speaker 1: Yeah, so what kind of supports can the Salvos provide

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Speaker 1: in the lead up to Christmas?

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Speaker 2: Well, we do provide we certainly we provide gifts. We're

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Speaker 2: well and tuily knowing that, so toys for children right

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Speaker 2: up until the age of sixteen really boys and else teenagers.

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Speaker 2: We provide vouchers as well where people can then go

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Speaker 2: and buy their meat and groceries from the surfer markets.

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Speaker 2: So it's a range of food items, but a range

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Speaker 2: of gifts as well.

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Speaker 1: And yeah, so how can people get involved? I mean

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Speaker 1: to those out there listening who are thinking, do you

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Speaker 1: know what I'd really like to donate? I'd like to

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Speaker 1: be involved in some way in terms of helping the

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Speaker 1: Salvos fundraise or to give back to the community.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, well we've got a few different options. So this year, well,

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Speaker 2: thank thankfully to a few great partnerships we have with Kmart,

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Speaker 2: we're running a Camar Wishing Tree campaign again this year.

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Speaker 2: So simply that means that people can go into Kmart,

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Speaker 2: get a small gift, doesn't have to be expensive, and

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Speaker 2: leave it there with Kmart, you can also make a

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Speaker 2: donation over the counter as well. That's a partnership we've

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Speaker 2: had with Camar for nearly fifty years around Australia. It's

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Speaker 2: brilliant and they'll get the two to us are Salvos stores.

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Speaker 2: You can donate over the counter there and then that

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Speaker 2: actually goes to our financial sort of targets that we're

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Speaker 2: really aiming for this year. We also have a number

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Speaker 2: of events sort of leading up to so this year

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Speaker 2: will be all madly wrapping present. We've the gift wrapping

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Speaker 2: services going on at Casarina Square the first week of

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Speaker 2: fourth will be at Gateway for twelve days gift wrapping

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Speaker 2: there as well. So people can either make a donation

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Speaker 2: through there or simply bring their gifts along, save themselves

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Speaker 2: a job and we'll wrap the presence for them.

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Speaker 1: Oh good stuff. Well Sally to anybody out there listening

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Speaker 1: this morning who is keen to get involved, maybe donate

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Speaker 1: some of their time, donated gifts, donate some money. Where

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Speaker 1: can they go to.

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Speaker 2: If they want it? Like I said, they can sorry

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Speaker 2: do it through those stores also online for people are

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Speaker 2: You can donate there, get a tax refeat obviously. The

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Speaker 2: other thing too on our website. If you would actually

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Speaker 2: like to run your own food and gift drive, it

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Speaker 2: is really quick and straightforward. You register online, you get

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Speaker 2: the marketing posters there and what actually happens. You can

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Speaker 2: run that from your office for your organization requests that

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Speaker 2: we come and pick up the food items that you've

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Speaker 2: it before Christmas time. So that's another really great option Katie,

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Speaker 2: that business is good tend to take up.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, that is a great thing to do. What about

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Speaker 1: if they want to come and help you do some

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Speaker 1: Christmas wrapping and things like.

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Speaker 2: That, Sally, Oh, I was waiting for that question. Not

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Speaker 2: all of us are the best gift wrappers. Incluing myself,

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Speaker 2: I do try. I'm a little bit rough on the

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Speaker 2: edges literally, unfortunately. Yes, absolutely, we are chasing some volunteers

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Speaker 2: for that first week at Casarina and also at Gateway,

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Speaker 2: So you can either just get on our Facebook page,

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Speaker 2: track us down and just let us know if you're interested.

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Speaker 2: But that would be really great. We need some good

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Speaker 2: gift rapids.

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Speaker 1: Oh good on you guys, Sally. I hope you get

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Speaker 1: plenty of plenty of support. I know you do each

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Speaker 1: and every year, but we'll try and catch up with

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Speaker 1: you a bit closer to Christmas as well. I really

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Speaker 1: appreciate you having a chat with me this morning.

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Speaker 2: Oh no worries, Katie.

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Speaker 1: Thank you, Thanks so much,