Bairnsdale VIEW Club is calling on the community to embrace the festive season spirit of giving and help raise funds for The Smith Family’s Christmas Appeal, to ensure thousands of students experiencing disadvantage can be supported in their education in 2026.
The charity aims to raise $4.9 million nationally through the appeal, which will provide more than 11,600 children with access to critical learning and mentoring programs to help them stay engaged and motivated at school.
This includes programs like student2student, which pairs younger students with young reading buddies, and after-school Learning Clubs, where students get support with their homework from trained volunteers – many of whom are VIEW Club members.
All funds raised through donations to the Christmas Appeal will ensure students can take part in The Smith Family’s evidence-based numeracy, literacy, tutoring, digital and mentoring programs to help them catch up and keep up at school.
Nationally VIEW Clubs currently support more than 1,800 students on the charity’s flagship “Learning for Life” program, which provides educational, personal and financial support.
“We love hearing about how well our students are doing and receive several letters a year which detail their achievements, hopes and dreams,” Bairnsdale VIEW Club president Sue said.
“We are so proud of the 20 young students our club supports on the “Learning for Life’ program and there’s no better time than Christmas to show them our generosity.”
Bairnsdale VIEW Club contact details can be found on the Smith Family website page under Bairnsdale VIEW Club or email.
