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Tea and charity auction

10/02/2016

Organisers Annie Roberts, left, and Sharyn Allsopp, right, with Robyn Lloyd, who has attended 17 Southern Cross Kids Camps to act as ‘grandma’ to the children.

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PAKENHAM’S Evergreen Retirement Village opened its doors last week to support a very special cause.
On Thursday 4 February, generous locals enjoyed morning tea and a charity auction to support Southern Cross Kids Camps – a charity which enables boys and girls from backgrounds of neglect and abuse to attend a five-day camp.

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