聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 The Carlyle and Area 2016 Toy Drive is currently underway, but it's not too late to donate or to refer a family in need, according to Jenn Sedor, Cornerstone Family and Youth Coordinator.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭his is really a local effort,鈥� says Sedor. 鈥淟ast year, The Bargain! Shop, 麻豆视频ern Plains Co-op and CFY helped to coordinate and distribute 238 gifts to kids from Carlyle, Arcola, Manor, White Bear First Nation, Pheasant Rump First Nation, Wawota, Kennedy, Ochapowace First Nation and Whitewood.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淓ach child in need- and the age range is infant to 17- receives a Christmas stocking and a Santa聽 gift. And it goes without saying that many, many of those gifts were donated by people from throughout those same communities in our area.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭his year, we're very excited to add the RBC in Carlyle to our toy donation team,鈥� she says. 鈥淲e're grateful to everyone who helps in any way. It's really community supporting community.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Sedor says there are two ways to get involved. 鈥淥rganizations can contact Jenn Sedor or Shannon MacLeod to participate, and to maintain confidentiality we ask any individuals in need seek their church, band office, school, local family centre or other particpating organization.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭he other way to help is to drop off a donation of cash or a new, unwrapped gift to The Bargain! Shop, 麻豆视频ern Plains Co-op grocery store in Carlyle or the Royal Bank (RBC) in Carlyle.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚 must stress that this process is entirely confidential,鈥� adds Sedor.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Shannon MacLeod of The Bargain! Shop says: 鈥淲e'd really like to thank everybody for their support last year and we really appreciate how tough it is for everybody this year, too. That's why we are so grateful to everyone who supports the Toy Drive. They're really supporting their neighbours.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭his is a local event from start to finish,鈥� adds Sedor. 鈥淭he community identifies need in the community. Members of the community provide the gifts, wrap the gifts and deliver the gifts.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚t's about coming together at Christmas and helping out your neighbour.鈥�
