General manager Ellie Webb said it is a chance to acknowledge the wins.

"Some of them are well at the moment, but others have leukaemia and other diseases," she said. "But if you look at them now, they are so happy."

Two Riverina families know all too well the pain of watching a child battle life-threatening diseases, but both say Country Hope saved them.

Amali Colonne's son, Disas Thissera, was diagnosed two years ago with leukaemia, while she and her husband were working for a permanent visa.

Because they had not attained that status, it meant they had to pay with private insurance or out of pocket - a financial burden Ms Colonne was not sure they could bear.

That's when Country Hope stepped in.

"The whole period they were supporting us financially," she said.

Ms Colonne said at one point the doctors were having to drain Disas' lungs of one litre of fluid every day.

While this was happening, Ms Colonne's husband still had to work and stay in Wagga in order to be eligible for residency.

"Without the people of Country Hope, I do not think we would have survived," she said.

"Even now, they are still helping us, and they will not let us go.

"I am so grateful. They were our backbone."

Patrick Wallace was just eight months old when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour. His mum, Kristy, said they got a call from Country Hope offering assistance.

"We had never heard of them, so we were a bit suspicious, but we met them, and they have been an amazing help ever since," she said.

"Paddy had 13 months of chemo treatment between Sydney and Wagga, and they helped with things like home loans, petrol money. Often things we would be too proud to ask for."

It has now been 18 months for Patrick without any "tumour activity", but the Wallaces are still very much a part of the Country Hope family.

"He lost his sight, but in the last 12 months, he has finally learnt to crawl, to walk and to talk," Mrs Wallace said.

"For a while, you think it might never happen, but it's amazing to see him growing and thriving."

Mrs Wallace said there are no words to thank Country Hope for everything they have done.

Ms Webb said every year the charity hosts a Christmas Party for their families.

"This is a great day where children can be children, have a lot of fun, eat too many ice-creams and forget about their difficult journeys for a while," she said.

"Santa comes at 1.30, and all the children get a present.

"They have all been in the same boat, and they know what it has been like for each other."

Ms Webb said Country Hope continues to grow every year.

"We get approximately 17 new families every year," she said. "So this is also a time to celebrate the work we have done."