Businesses are being asked to block their chimneys, and keep Kris Kringle out this year, for the good of the community. Instead employees are encouraged to donate the money to local community groups.
“Kris Kringle has been a staple of most workplaces for many years, and has been a great way to bring people together for end-of-year festivities, but these days people are looking for a more meaningful way to celebrate the close of another year,” says Dr Rhonda Galbally AO Our Community CEO. “By being a bit more creative, you can still have the fun that comes along with Kris Kringle without the wanton waste.”
Approximately $16.3 million is spent by workplaces on Secret Santa every year. This money could be spent on:
• Restoring healthy eyes for more than 200,000 people in the developing world; • Training 60,000 farmers on environmentally sound and sustainable methods; • Sponsoring more than 2,000 drought stricken cows and their farmers; • Supporting 5,500 disadvantaged Aussie kids with textbooks, uniforms and school equipment; • Saving 70,000 retired farm animals from the knackery, and • Supporting 1,400 homeless Australians.
“Many businesses and employees have become uncomfortable with this yearly ritual but few have dared abolishing the practice for fear of being considered a modern-day Scrooge,” says Galbally, adding that Our Community has launched a list of ‘10 Ways to Kick the Kringle’. “This list proves that there are many other options available to workplaces and workers who want to make Christmas a time of giving as well as receiving.”
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