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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGoderich Signal Star, 2011-09-14, Page 5al -Star • Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Birthday gifts help town relief fund Carston Gardiner will likely never forget his 12th birthday. The Goderich resident, the son of Steve and Laurie Gar- diner, asked his friends who were invited to his birthday celebration to make a $20 donation to the town's tornado disaster relief fund instead of purchasing a gift. So Carston and his buddies, Neil and Erik Bartz, Mason Clarke and Hunter McLean, all contributed $20 to the fund and made the $100 total dona- tion to the town's relief effort at the Goderich Fire Depart- ment's fundraising initiative on Victoria Street on Saturday,= Sept. 3. Carstons' father, .who suggested the Idea of the dona- tion, was one of several Goderich firefighters who were out on the highway collecting funds. "I thought it was a great idea,' Carston said of his father's suggestion to make the donation. The Gardiner home was damaged in the tornado and the family will not be back in their residence for at least eight or nine weeks. "What a great story this is," Lions Club member Jerry Fel- ton said of the birthday dona- tion. The Lions initiated the Disaster Relief Fund donation effort with the assistance of the Goderich Fire Department. Carston and his buddies still enjoyed a bowling outing for his birthday but enjoyed know- ing they helped out other peo- ple in their town. Carston Gardiner donated his birthday money to the Goderich Disaster Relief Fund approved to hold the sale Saturday, Aug. 2?: The girls sold lemonade and through a successful canvass of neighbouring stores, secured a number of gift basket and merchan dise donations to raffle off as well. The result of the girls' efforts was that the sale and raffle generated Emily and Ashley Sutton of $950 that was matched by Arctic sawthe devastation a recent Snowplows, where the girls' father, o. inflicted on the town of Darren Sutton is employed as a ter - h, their immediate concern, ritory manager. the children of the town. The only condition on the match- ris, after all, are only 6 and 5 ing funds was that Emily and Ashley Id respectively, and after had to wear Arctic hats for the dona- ther Darren, showed his tion photo. ers Internet photos of the The result, with some final dona- tion in Goderich, the girls tions from relatives and Costco is sed concern for children that over $2,000 was given to Victim Services of Huron County and a fund are very concerned about was created to support young chIl - er children who now have dren at the town's three elementary re to sleep, food or toys," schools, St. Marys, Goderich Public Karen Sutton said in an -mail and GDCI. The fund will help sup- wn. "After having a success- port children with the purchase of onade- stand of their own school supplies and finance the cost aised them $46, theydecided of school tpri s where families are yId be a good way help!' struggling financially. iris approached the Re l Sutton y a The S tto family was in Goderich an Superstore at Oxford St. Friday, Sept. 2 to make the donation de Park Road and with $50 to Deputy -mayor John Grace and d by the food • jitoit jvere Victiort S.eryisels Just for kids! Emily and Ashley Sutton of London delivered approximately $2,000 to help out the children of Goderich who suffered losses in the recent tornado. The girls raised the money at a lemonade stand. Deputy -mayor, John Grace and Chloe Field accepted the donation along with therapy dog, Finn. Michelle field of victim Servicess and Goderich Public School principal, Deb Gill were on hand. Yard sale raises fund for their hometown A Paris family with strong ties to Goderich organized a yard sale Saturday, Sept. 3 to assist the tornado -devastated town. Sisters Trisha and Christina Ho)yhonielived in.Goderich.in the 1990s but the sisters now live in Paris with Trisha's 10 -year-old daughter Jessica. Holyome-Herlufson, her son Justin Anderson and Christina's daughter Victoria Holyome Sousa. Jessica and Victoria organ- ized the yard sale and on Mon- day came to Goderich to deliver $1,410 in donations for the town's disaster relief fund. They also came to town with a 16 -foot trailer packed with food and furniture that was donated to St. Vincent de Paul. The family also made a dona- tion to the SPCA efforts. The family held the yard sale from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and went door-to-door with flyers adver- tising the event. Neighbours dropped off items for sale and donations.