The Adventist Development and Relief Agency - ADRA - is the humanitarian agency of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, and runs a yearly collection appeal in Spring.

Horsham-based ADRA representative John Ladlow said the group is looking for volunteers to "rattle the tin" in Horsham's CBD.

Mr Ladlow said the group needed volunteers to help with the street collections between 9am and 5pm, on Sunday November 21 and Saturday November 27.

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"It's just straight collecting only this year, no door knocking," he said.

"I hope there's some volunteers that want to get out, put a vest on and do some collecting."

Mr Ladlow said COVID-19 vaccination requirements had impacted some volunteers.

"If we could get another four to six, that would really share the load," he said.

"We usually have three on the corner of Firebrace and Baillie and then another three on the Wilson street corner.

"With the volunteers we've got... they'd be there all day. If there's more people then I can give a few hours to each."

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Mr Ladlow said people could call him on 0468 903 224 if they could help.

In the past, Mr Ladlow said the group has raised $4000 to $5000 in donations.

Mr Ladlow said this year, funds would go towards vulnerable Australians.

"It's all going towards the Australian projects; we're looking at the down and outs - particularly people who've been affected by job losses and that sort of thing," he said.

"There's a lot of food distribution, free food, kitchen stuff, home deliveries, to people who are doing it tough.

"Over the years we've done it to help overseas projects, but this year it's all going to Australian needy families."

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Mr Ladlow said some of the money raised might find its way back to the Wimmera.

"Occasionally we see some ADRA money come back to our region, such as during the bushfires years ago," he said.

"We've done that in the past. If anyone in particular needs help they can contact me."

Donations can also be done online, Mr Ladlow said.

Mr Ladlow has been involved with ADRA for a long time, including stints in Kenya and Somalia.

"We arrived in Somalia six months before the UN soldiers pulled out and stayed for the next three and a half years," he said.

"The project I was in charge of covered an area from here to Melbourne.

"We provided healthcare for that whole district; we had 11 health posts and a district hospital."

Mr Ladlow said he has always had a drive to help people.

"I'm a nurse; that's my job. I like to think that everyone's looking to help each other," he said.

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