Shire women are feeding drought stricken farmers in Drought Aid Campaign

So far, her Go Fund Me campaign has raised $2695.

The money raised will be spent buying gift vouchers for food, water and supplies from the shops in these towns and will be distributed to residents. This will boost their economy and also provide food, water and personal supplies to people in need.

The second aspect of the Drought Aid campaign is to collect donations of water, non-perishable food and personal supplies, including nappies and toilet paper, to be delivered to these towns.

Fellow shire resident Robyn Hickey from Skymed Aeromedical has donated the use of its patient transport plane to the campaign. Skymed Aeromedical transported the first plane load of donations to Armidale last week - a whopping 322 kilograms worth of groceries.

Once the donations hit the ground in Armidale, The Rotary Clubs of Armidale and Guyra, along with the CWA of Guyra Evening Branch and a few businesses are collecting the donated items, turning them into hampers and distributing them to people in need.

The first delivery of donations resulted in 48 hampers being given to families and farmers in dire need of food and water.

Businesses can donate their excess stock, short dated stock, items they can no longer sell due to damaged packaging and items that have reached their best before date.