Local farmers Tony and Sandra Ceravolo are helping teach kids at Enfield Primary School about fruit grown in their local area and the importance of eating fresh fruit. They visited Enfield Primary School on Tuesday 7 September 2010 from 10am on behalf of Coles and the Red Cross Good Start Breakfast Club program. Tony, who is a supplier of apples, pears, cherries and nectarines to Coles stores, said the opportunity to teach kids about farming in the local area and support the Red Cross Good Start... ...Read more »

Collingwood Football Club players Josh Fraser and Leon Davis will visit the Red Cross Good Start Breakfast Club at St. Joseph’s Primary School today to encourage students to start their days with a healthy breakfast and remind them of the importance of nutrition. According to Red Cross, Australian families do not understand the importance of a healthy breakfast, with around 25 per cent of children regularly missing breakfast. St. Joseph’s Primary School is one of many schools with a... ...Read more »

Helping those less fortunate is as easy as staying hydrated, with Thirst Aid: a partnership between Frantelle Spring Water and Australian Red Cross aimed at raising $400,000 over the next year to support Red Cross’s humanitarian work.Frantelle has already contributed $200,000 to the Thirst Aid campaign, and is calling on the Australian public to help match this amount. Funds raised through the Thirst Aid campaign will allow Red Cross to provide hungry school kids with breakfast, help disaster... ...Read more »

The response from food companies to the appeal for supplies in the wake of Victoria’s tragic bushfires has been remarkable, according to VicRelief Foodbank – which has begun preparing long-term food aid for those affected by the disaster. “Thank you so much, the response to the bushfires from generous companies, large and small, has been unbelievable,” Mike Cannon, from VicRelief Foodbank told Australian Food News. “We have gratefully accepted actual delivery of more... ...Read more »

Coles will donate this Friday’s (13 Feb) profits from its 750 stores nationally to the Government’s Bushfire Appeal Fund in partnership with the Red Cross, as Australian companies continue to offer support to those affected by the tragedy. Coles Managing Director, Ian McLeod, said the devastating bushfire had touched a number of Coles team members, some of whom have lost loved ones in the fire, and a number who have lost their homes. “Like everyone in the community, we’ve... ...Read more »