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Ronald McDonald House Charities Victoria & Tasmania’s team up with Victoria Police for annual Christmas Toy Giving Day

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Saturday 7 December 2023

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Ronald McDonald House Charities Victoria & Tasmania’s team up with Victoria Police for annual Christmas Toy Giving Day

 

Ronald McDonald House Charities Victoria & Tasmania is excited to team up with Victoria Police for the 22nd annual Christmas Toy Giving Day.

 

Melbourne North Police Officers are delivering donated toys and Christmas festivities to children at Ronald McDonald House Parkville this Saturday, along with Santa himself!  The Officers will be showing off their police cars and motorbikes to the children at the House, and will be joined by an extra special hot rods show as well as a BBQ lunch and a visit from reptiles and some furry friends!

 

WHEN

From 11am on Saturday 7 December

Finishes at 3pm (approximately)

WHERE

Levers Reserve, Story Street Parkville

Directly behind Ronald McDonald House Parkville

22 Gatehouse Street in Parkville

 

MEDIA AND PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES

-         Leading Senior Constable Nick Parissis from Melbourne North Police Station

-         Peter Bishop, CEO, Ronald McDonald House Charities Victoria & Tasmania

-         Families staying at Ronald McDonald House Parkville

-         Police handing out gifts to families with seriously ill children with Santa

-         Police interacting with seriously ill children and their families including sitting on Police Motor Bikes and in Police Cars

 

 

 

 

 

 


About us:

ABOUT US

Ronald McDonald House Charities Victoria & Tasmania has been providing programs to support the families of seriously ill and injured children receiving specialist hospital treatment since 1986.

We work to enhance the quality of life for families with sick children by providing a home-away-from-home that is welcoming and provides what they need, in a caring and supportive way, to keep them together when they need it most.


Contact details:

For media inquiries, please contact:

Nicole Roberts
Marketing and Communications Manager
Ronald McDonald House Charities Victoria & Tasmania
m. 0402 033326

e. nicole.roberts@rmhc.org.au

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North Melbourne Police will be handing out toys with Santa this Saturday to seriously ill and injured children and their families.North Melbourne Police will be handing out toys with Santa this Saturday to seriously ill and injured children and their families.

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North Melbourne Police will be handing out toys with Santa this Saturday to seriously ill and injured children and their families.
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