Oxfam Christmas Tree Run
Over the last 16 years member clubs of the Four Wheel Drive Victoria (including RRCV) have supported Oxfam Australia in their annual delivery of Christmas Trees. This has become a very successful fund raising activity selling and delivering fresh green Christmas trees to homes in metropolitan Melbourne.
The delivery date this year for RRCV is Saturday 6th December. Bob Wilson has coordinated this event for the club for many years and has kindly volunteered to do it again.
Volunteers carry out the whole operation. Last year nearly $120,000 was raised, that's about $500 per delivery vehicle, and went towards alleviating poverty and social injustice within Australia and overseas. That's a total of over $95,000 raised by members of Victorian Four Wheel Drive Clubs.
We ask for drivers, navigators and vehicles that can carry 8 to 25 freshly cut trees, with or without a trailer. This is a fun activity that makes a considerable contribution to the larger community in which we live.
We meet at the Scout Hall, Pakenham St., Blackburn (Melway Map 47 H 12) and deliver to the south and eastern side of Melbourne. You pick the area to which you would like to deliver the trees, and the time (before 11am) you arrive at the depot. You are given a very well organized list of addresses with Melway grid references, all in close proximity to each other. All you do is drop off the tree that has already been paid for. The smiles you receive from the younger recipients would be second only to that of them greeting Santa Claus. It will take each team 1 to 3 hours.
Last year Four Wheel Drive Victoria threw its weight behind the event and in the past has managed to attract television news coverage of the great work being done by club volunteers.
For those club members who may like to purchase a delivered Christmas tree please feel free to online orders: www.fitzroyoxfam.org.au or telephone 9497 3227. Orders start early November.
If you are volunteering your services, we need the following details for each volunteer
- Home suburb
- Special requests or areas
- Vehicle type - Ute=Ute; TRS=small to med trailer; TRL=tandem trailer; RR=roofrack; SW=station wagon/4wd; TT=Tray truck/ute
- Max number of trees
Signups & more information
Members please log in and use the link below to signup. You can also sign up via the Trip Book or by email to trips@rangeroverclub.org.au. Enquiries to trips@rangeroverclub.org.au.