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A moment of peace....
 
 
Hello ,

Every fortnight I have the joy of writing to you about our work together.

Today feels particularly joyful because I get to talk about something I’m deeply passionate about…

Puddings.

Christmas puddings, to be specific.

Christmas puddings which, thanks to the kindness of our friends at the Adamstown Pudding Kitchen in NSW, will help raise funds to support Act for Peace partners this year.

Now, I know when it comes to Christmas puddings, there’s a lot of opinions on what creates the perfect balance of fruit and flavour.

So, what makes these puddings so special?

Well, according to the kitchen’s manager, Janet, there are a few rare ingredients:

The Adamstown Pudding Kitchen has been selling puddings and donating profits to welfare projects since 1971. Credit: Adamstown Pudding Kitchen
 
A rich history. It was over 50 years ago, when a member of the Adamstown Uniting Church turned to her grandmother’s pudding recipe to help raise money for her brother returning from the Vietnam War.

Janet tells me, “She started making Christmas puddings at home and then it took off from there. Eventually we built a commercial kitchen and since we’ve been selling from the store here and then moved online. This year is the first year we’ve moved into the retail market too.”

The kitchen relies on a community of volunteers who offer their time to help prepare the puddings for sale. Credit: Adamstown Pudding Kitchen

A caring community of volunteers.

“A lot of the work, the wrapping of the puddings, dry mixing of the dried fruit for the puddings is done by volunteers. They come in once a week... It creates such a beautiful sense of community, everyone working together.”

A shared purpose.

“I love working with food. But I think what's really wonderful about our work is that we’re also raising funds for welfare projects. I think we all need to be mindful and aware and supportive of those who aren't as fortunate."

This year, the kitchen is donating a portion of its pudding sales to the Act for Peace Christmas Bowl, to support our partners and share hope with refugees this Christmas by providing food, care and lifesaving support.

“We’re all working towards a common good, it’s a lovely thing", says Janet.

When the world feels heavy, you only need to look around our community, to passionate people like Janet and her team of volunteers, to see hope.

Working together, with compassion and empathy, is the only way we will tackle the displacement crisis.

, I want to thank you for supporting us and continuing to back our local partners to help displacement-affected people around the world.

Take care as we head into these final months of the year,

Emma - Act for Peace team

 
 
 
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