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All right, so over the last couple of years, there's been an amazing charity one of you told us

about, called Backpacks for Vic Kids. This is a tiny charity that was originally set up an amazing

woman called Sally in her own kitchen. It's a beautiful, simple idea. It's basically, there are

our children, and I'm sad to say there are actually thousands of these

children in this city in this situation but sadly have to be rescued from a home environment

that is no longer safe for them I want to mean rescued that normally take in the middle of the

night which is to close they're wearing this charity backpacks of it kids gives these

children in need a backpack because they don't have anything.

They literally just got their clothes.

And in that backpack, it breaks your heart.

It's stuff like a blankie.

It's coloring pens.

There's a little notepad.

Just to say to these tiny scared kids that you do matter and someone is thinking of you.

Now, this charity, I think we've raised

together over the last couple of years just under half a million dollars, which is amazing.

But the charity approached me last week, sadly because of the cost of living crisis,

they're laying off their staff and not many people these days are donating to charities and I totally understand why

you know when you do your weekly shop now I get it it's increasingly expensive if you've got

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