HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-01-10, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2013.NH Food Share has good holiday season
Graduation
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makes sense
says Allen
THE EDITOR,
On behalf of the Board of
Directors of the North Huron
Community Food Share, thank you
just doesn’t seem to be enough, to
convey our appreciation for the
many donations we have received
this holiday season. The continuing
generosity of you, our donors, when
approached to support the Food
Share, shows the thoughtful and
caring compassion that the local
small towns and rural areas have for
the less fortunate. However, I’m
sorry to report that the use of the
Food Share is still at an all-time
high. Through November and
December, we averaged well over
135 families each month and
climbing.
The alarming fact is that we
believe that there are still some
families in our catchment area
who should be using our services.
We hope that by writing letters to
the editor and the information
passed along at our schools etc.,
people who need our services
realize that we can give them the
support that they need. Most of our
clients only use our services for
short periods of time…just
something to help them through this
tough period until they can better
support themselves. Trust me, none
of this is planned, but because of a
change in health, unemployment or
many other reasons, they need to
turn to us for a “hand up” not a
“hand out”.
We realize that the Christmas
spirit is what prompts a large
number of people to donate at this
festive season, but please keep us in
mind all year long. We try to build
up our reserves at Christmas to carry
us through the summer months and
even though the use of the Food
Share continues to slowly rise, we
are happy to report, our donations
also continue to rise. We have been
told by government officials that the
North Huron Community Food
Share continues to be one of the best
organized and generous food banks
in Huron County. We still use
roughly the same criteria that was
established in 1996 to determine the
amount of food our clients receive,
but now we are also able to
provide meat, eggs and milk.
What we give our clients obviously
tends to fluctuate depending
on the availability as well as the
season.
In closing, I would still like to
stress that our Food Share operating
out of Wingham is operated totally
by volunteers. The money and food
collected in this area, stays in this
area. Please check out our website
www.nhfoodshare.ca for more
information on how to donate,
organize a food drive etc.
My all-time favourite movie,
especially at this time of year, is
Scrooge. I leave you with
the immortal last words spoken
by Tiny Tim “God bless us,
everyone”.
Gord Kaster – Chairman,
North Huron Community
Food Share
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according to Allen, but one that met nothing
but support from the school community.
“Space is a key thing,” he said. “With the
graduating class being larger, we just don’t
have suitable facilities here for dinner and
for all the people in the gym. We wanted to
be comfortable and spacious.
“The decision was made in early
December,” he continued. “We had a
graduation meeting with parents and
students who wanted to be a part of planning
the event [and] everyone was really
enthusiastic about the idea and very happy
and eagre to make it happen.”
Allen said that the decision was made
because putting it off wouldn’t benefit
anyone.
“It’s something that’s going to affect
everyone eventually,” he said. “We talked
about different places, but we didn’t figure it
would work here at the school, and people
really wanted it to be held in Blyth since
we’re one community school.”
At its Jan. 7 meeting, North Huron
Township Council approved the request,
waiving the rental fee.
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Letters to the Editor
THE EDITOR,
What wonderful communities we
live in. A huge thank you to all of the
people and businesses who
supported the Huron County
Christmas Bureau in the five towns:
Clinton, Exeter, Goderich, Seaforth
and Wingham.
The donations of clothing, toys,
food and financial contributions
were amazing and because of you
the local bureaus were able to assist
over 480 families with over 1,000
children.
A heartfelt thank you also goes to
the volunteer managers and their
teams, the local churches for hosting
the bureaus, the members
of the central committee and the
many phone volunteers.
Approximately 200 volunteers
worked thousands of hours to make
the Huron County Christmas Bureau
a success.
Thank you to each of you for
making a difference in a child’s
Christmas.
Sincerely,
Barb Hogan, Chairperson.
Huron County Christmas Bureau
Bureau helps 480 families
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