Tickets to make wishes

By Rebecca Fraser
CASEY residents have been urged to help make a wish come true for someone less fortunate this Christmas.
On Tuesday Kmart Fountain Gate officially launched its Wishing Tree Appeal which aims to make a difference to people in need.
The appeal has already distributed more than 2.95 million donations to people in need over the past 17 years and this year hopes to collect more than 450,000 gifts across the country.
The Wishing Tree supports some of Australia’s largest welfare organisations including The Salvation Army, The Smith Family, The Brotherhood of St Laurence and Charity Link.
The gifts can be donated up until Christmas Eve and to participate people need to simply place a gift under the Christmas Wishing Tree located in any Kmart store.
People need to take a gift tag from the tree that identifies the appropriate age and gender of a suitable recipient and place it with their gift.
The welfare groups collect the donated gifts each week from Kmart stores and distribute them in the same region they were donated.
Gifts do not need to be bought from Kmart and there is no predetermined amount. Stores act as facilitators for the welfare groups to reach the wider public.
For more information visit www.kmart.com.au.