Picture: MATTHEW FIELD
The festive season is one of giving, and the Rotary Clubs around BCM are celebrating that spirit with their Tree of Joy charity drive.
Rotary Clubs of East London, Arcadia, Bonza Bay, Gately and Gonubie will be running the drive next to the Mugg & Bean in Vincent Park Shopping Centre.
“What we do is we go to the institutions, [residents] fill in the cards and each club’s got four duties,” said Rotary Club of EL member Pixie Martin.
On the cards, beneficiaries fill out their name, place of residence and other relevant information as well as what gift they would like.
The cards are then hung from the titular Tree of Joy in Vincent Park.
From there, shoppers are encouraged to take a card off of the tree and buy the present listed on it, which they can then donate to the Rotary team working nearby.
“It’s an anonymous gift to someone,” said Rotary Club of Arcadia member Hugh Thomas.
The charity drive will be running every day until Saturday December 18. Rotary Club members will be stationed at the tree from 10am to 4pm Mondays to Fridays, 9am to 3pm on Saturdays and 10am to 1pm on Sundays.
