聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Two separate fundraisers held by the staff of White Bear's Bear Claw Casino have聽 resulted in a $1,120 donationto the Carlyle & District Food Bank--- and according to chairperson Mavis James, it couldn't have come at a better time.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭his generous donation from the casino staff is really great, because our shelves are a little bare right now,鈥� says James. 鈥淲e currently have triple the amount of hampers going out right now, compared to what we usually do.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淐hristmas is our busiest time as far as donations coming in,鈥� adds James. 鈥淏ut the need is year-round and we welcome any and all contributions. And in summer, things really slow down for us donation-wise.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淔ood can be dropped off at the Carlyle Co-op store and if you're grocery shopping, even donating a can of soup every time you shop makes a difference.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淒onations can also be dropped off at the Carlyle United Church on certain days, or contact any member of the Carlyle & District Food Bank and we'll arrange something.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲ith the oil activity down, our need has grown and some of our big donations are down, so the support of the staff at the Bear Claw is especially appreciated.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Bear Claw Casino Senior Operations Manager, Brennan Dickson says: 鈥淚t's something we kind of put together for the Food Bank. Our chef, Leo Alcock makes an excellent dessert-Saskatoon berry bannock. We sold it over the May long weekend with this in mind, because we knew it would be one of our busier weekends.'
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e also had a dunk tank where staff could donate to dunk a manager. That went over well, too,鈥� he says, smiling.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e really wanted to initiate something to try and help out a bit and hopefully, we can do it again,鈥� adds Dickson. 鈥淎nd I'd really like to thank all of our staff volunteers who came out.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 For more information, contact Mavis James at (306)-455-2553.
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