Mackay Airport is celebrating Christmas early this year, gifting a total of $10,000 to five charities.
Each will receive their share of $2,000 of five different charities and not-for-profit organisations.
With the public able to vote for the charities up until yesterday, Thursday 14, the ‘Mackay Airport Making Christmas a Little Brighter’ campaign is aimed to promote and support smaller charities.
Mackay Airport Head of Operations Adrian Miles said the new initiative would aim to support lesser-known charities who may be overlooked during typical festive season fundraising.
“Charity donations are often more frequent during the Christmas period; however, community groups with limited marketing capacity often miss out on this much needed money,” he said.
“Many smaller organisations across our region do vital work that can improve people’s lives immeasurably. A donation to these groups can make a real difference to their bottom line and enable them to extend their reach to more people in need.”
“We plan to make this initiative an annual and evolving event. Along with providing financial support, we hope this campaign will help to increase awareness around the many charities and projects that are doing important work around our region.”
Each successful organisation will be handed a life-size cheque of $2,000 in the lead up to Christmas, delivered by a Mackay Airport representative and Santa himself.
The five public chosen charities will be announced on Wednesday, December 20.
Santa Claus with Mackay Airport Head of Operations Adrian Miles, with the $10,000 cheque for charities. Photos supplied
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