Thanks to the generosity of Blackmans Bay Primary School (BBPS) students and families, Christmas will be brighter for locals in need.
On December 7 and 8, BBPS students donated Christmas gifts, decorations and Christmas trees to place under the school's 'Giving Tree' for Jireh House women's refuge.
Jireh House provides 24-hour crisis accommodation and support for local women and children made homeless due to domestic violence and other life crises.
Sadly, there will be a large number of women and children needing to stay at Jireh House during this Christmas season.
Often arriving at the shelter with nothing but the clothes they are wearing, Christmas gifts and decorations are often a luxury they cannot afford.
New Principal Ashley McPherson and his administrative team fully supported the annual gift drive, now in its eighth year.
The overwhelming response from the BBPS community made this year's gift donation drive a great success.
The gift drive has been a simple and very tangible way for students to demonstrate the spirit of Christmas which has a huge impact on the recipients.
The gifts, decorations and Christmas trees will be distributed among the families staying at Jireh House over Christmas.