SCLAA's Santas lend a hand for needy

More than 140 members of the Queensland division of the Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) played Santa to Australians in need at Christmas when they travelled to Foodbank's Queensland warehouse to pack seasonal hampers.

The event is the fourth successive occasion the SCLAA members have packed Foodbank hampers in lieu of a Christmas party.

Staff spent the afternoon packing 600 hampers, which will be distributed by food aid organisation Foodbank to families who would otherwise be without the means to enjoy Christmas cheer.

“The 600 hampers will be distributed to families in crisis at Christmas time with many living on the poverty line,” Foodbank Queensland's general manager, Ken McMillan, said.

“These hampers will brighten up the day for many and we at Foodbank are grateful to the SCLAA and its members for this wonderful initiative each year.”

Each hamper is worth over $100 and is made up of food and personal hygiene products.

The packing of the hampers was a culmination of twelve months of work, with over $70,000 worth of goods raised over the period to go inside the hampers.

Goods were supplied by major FMCG companies across the country.

Over the past four years the SCLAA, in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) and the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA), have packed 2400 hampers to the value of over $250,000.