Dear Ms Kahn,

I am writing to you after hearing that you have recently been named Australia's Local Hero 2010 as part of the Australia Day Awards.

I want not only to congratulate you in this award, which is so richly deserved due to the vital work you have done through your organization OzHarvest, but also to thank you on behalf of Wesley Mission and some of our most vulnerable clients for the food donated to us by OzHarvest on a weekly basis.

Our staff at Edward Eager Lodge and Noreen Towers Community tell me of the life changing difference this has made to individuals and families struggling with homelessness and also to the programs themselves by helping them save thousands of dollars annually in food costs, an invaluable support in this challenging financial climate.

We are deeply grateful for your contribution to us and to the wider community and want to offer our sincere congratulations to you at this happy time.

Your sincerely,

Red Dr Keith V Garner