Tasmania’s Australian of the Year to launch ABC Giving Tree

Tasmania’s Australian of the Year Rodney Croome joins 936 ABC Hobart Mornings presenter Leon Compton to launch the 2014 ABC Giving Tree at 10.30am on Friday 28 November.

The half hour broadcast will feature carols with Ogilvie High School Choir conducted by Sarah Atkinson, and conversations with charity leaders.

The ABC Giving Tree is Tasmania’s biggest Christmas charity, raising money and gathering gifts for those in need across the state.

The two-storey high ABC Giving Tree sits in the ABC Hobart foyer until Monday December 15, and is among the many collection points for Tasmanians to donate to families who need a hand this festive season.

In 2013 the ABC Giving Tree distributed $97,400 to Tasmanian charities and $30,000 in gifts to those in need.

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