"We will then distribute it to those who desperately need some Christmas cheer," said Warwick Grundy.

Determined to make sure all Wagga residents can celebrate Christmas, volunteers banded together to create more than 300 hampers.

The effort was part of the St Vincent de Paul's annual Christmas Food Appeal.

Maryanne Loughlin, secretary of the Kooringal conference, said all the branches had worked together on Monday to pack the hampers up.

"For the past month, we have accepted donations from the schools which are a wonderful source of donations," she said.

"We also had trees set up in the churches, and Ray White made some generous donations and lots of others donated."

Ms Loughlin said each house gets an identical food hamper, a bag of donated treats and goods which can be a lucky dip and a bag of toys for the children in the home.

"We put the toys in black bags so it can be a surprise, but children are so smart, I think they guess what it is," she said.

"Just having those chocolates, or treats can really help make someone's Christmas Day, and we hope the toys are the icing on the cake."

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Nicholas Marinac, 18, has been a volunteer with Vinnies for more than a year but said he was surprised by how generous Wagga was with their donations.

He added that with all his free time, it feels incredible to be able to give back and help ensure that everyone can enjoy Christmas.

"It's almost like I get to be Santa Claus by dividing up all the presents into the bags," Nicholas joked.

Warwick Grundy, president of the St Michael's conference, said Monday's work was all about spreading the Christmas spirit.

"We have a list of recipients, and next Sunday we will load up our station wagon's and head off north past the railway line," he said.

"We will then distribute it to those who desperately need some Christmas cheer.

"Vinnies has been in this business for a long, long time, and it is God's work and needs to be done."

Mr Grundy thanked everyone who had donated to the cause but added the organisation would always be grateful for more donations.

"Our work never stops," he said. "There are always people who need our help."