8th Annual BayFM Bethany Giving Tree
distributes over 2000 Gifts

The annual BayFM Bethany Giving Tree Appeal has closed and once again over 2000 gifts have been distributed locally to families and children in time for Christmas. All possible due to the generosity of the wider Geelong community.
This year a record number of trees, 76 in all, spread throughout the region enabled people from Bannockburn through to Apollo Bay donate gifts to local families.
Grant Boyd, CEO Bethany said ' Once again the community has dug deep and worked with us to make Christmas a special time for the children and families with whom we work.
At this time of year parents are are under additional stress to provide for their families and the opportunity to be supported through this appeal eases that stress.
'We would like to thank all those who donated and the many businesses and organisation's who hosted trees .'
The BayFM Bethany Giving Tree Appeal supports 10 local agencies to provide gifts for their families.
This year the appeal also received its largest number of gifts to date via the Harley Davidson Toy Run held at the begining of December .
Mr Boyd said ' Each year we receive a huge number of gifts from the toy run and 2009 was no exception. Three large truck loads arrived this year which filled our Giving Room to overflowing. It is an integral part of our appeal and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the members of the Geelong Chapter of the Harley Davidson Owners Club for not only their hard work in organising the toy run but for their cont\inued support of Bethany throughout the year.'
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