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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31115, 19 July 1966, Page 2

If you believe there is little poverty in our I --1 midst... we ask you to read this OPEN LETTER from the

Dear Friends, If it appears to you as though there is little poverty In Christchurch at this time, we only wish you could spend a few hours of any typical day working with members of this Society. We can assure you, the resources of our organisation are being fully taxed as we struggle to meet an unprecedented demand from families requiring warm winter clothing. Since the inception of St Vincent de Paul Society shops, it has been our purpose and policy to supply donated clothing free of charge to ANYONE IN NEED, while items which are not immediately distributed, are sold in our shops at bargain prices . . . with proceeds from these sales then being devoted to helping, through personal service, the needy in other ways. Can you help us to keep pace with the daily requests we receive for assistance? At this moment we are desperately short of ALL types of clothing, but especially items of MEN’S, WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S UNDERWEAR, CHILDREN’S SHOES AND JERSEYS, MATERNITY WEAR: also SHEETS, BLANKETS, RUGS and EIDERDOWNS, in fact, anything of use to anyone, would be thankfully acknowledged during the coming weeks. Here, at St. Vincent de Paul Society, we have the workers and facilities to continue giving help to those not so fortunate, but we must depend on your generosity in supplying us with suitable items for distribution. We ask you to consider this as a personal appeal for your assistance . . . believe us when we say, ths used clothing and household goods which you provide can be the means of giving new hope and comfort to those who really need it Yours gratefully, ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY. 'PHONE 897-484 AND ARRANGE FOR OUR VAN TO CALL No Mhrery problem tor . . . (Hte m m urgently ragirlrod m wfll can aayrtiera la the CHy or Satanta to collect earthing mi can vara. Why no* 'phant right now! ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY - 265 STANMORE ROAD.