MANY charities encourage people to make donations at Christmas in lieu of gifts.
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The Children’s Cancer Institute said a gift of $50 allowed the screening of 25 potentially life-saving drugs.
Cancer Council NSW is among those asking people to consider making a donation this year.
It said funds could be used for groundbreaking research into better treatments for brain cancer that could save the lives of children.
Oxfam encourages people to forgo the usual ‘‘socks and undies’’ gifts for something a bit more unusual — a goat — as part of its Oxfam Christmas appeal.
For $39, a card is mailed out announcing the purchase of a goat on a loved one’s behalf.
A goat is then presented to a vulnerable person living in Mozambique.
Guide Dogs NSW/ACT encourages donations at this time of year to help cover the costs of training guide dogs.
Donations of $10 will buy a name tag, $12 will cover a collar, $15 will supply a water bowl, $30 pays for advanced puppy training, $70 will purchase a leash and $250 will pay for puppy vaccinations or a guide dog harness.
Childfund Australia has a range of gifts ranging from chickens in Cambodia ($21), fruit tree seedlings in Sri Lanka ($24), a newborn kit for a mother in Papua New Guinea ($91) or a school scholarship for a girl in Indonesia ($117).