HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2016-12-21, Page 3Wednesday, December 21, 2016 • News Record 3
Clinton Christmas Bureau helps 80 families
Some of the donated toys.
Some of the donated toys.
Large donated items became door prizes. This door prize is a
hockey net, stick and ball.
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Every year, the Christmas Bureau
provides assistance to families who
can't afford to buy Christmas presents
for each other. This year, Clinton's
bureau was able to help 80 families.
The event was held at Clinton
United Church and headed by mem-
bers Dianne Weber and Rosemary
Edward. Weber said they could not
have done it without their crew of vol-
unteers. She said they had 2-3 main
volunteers, and without them, they
would have been "completely lost':
However they had 33 volunteers total
over the two weeks, altogether putting
in 683 hours for the cause.
"Rosemary and I could not thank
our volunteers enough," she
reiterated.
The group had a spread of six
10 -foot tables full of girls' toys and
nine 10 -foot tables filled with toys
geared for boys. They also had many
racks of clothing and a table with gifts
for mothers.
Some of the donations they
received were worth more money, for
example a brand new bike, and those
became door prizes.
They received donations from vari-
ous places. At a Clinton Radars game,
attendees brought pairs of pyjamas to
donate. The Girl Guides collected 250
pairs of socks at the Santa Claus
Parade. Two local dentists donated
toothbrushes and toothpaste.
Each family who went to the bureau
was able to set up a completely pri-
vate appointment and was given two
grocery bags to pack full of toys. They
were also able to take one toy under
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Photos courtesy of Nancy Parker
From left to right are Diane Weber, Pat Shaddock and Rosemary Edward. Weber and
Edward are the co-ordinators of the event, and Shaddock has helped out for many years.
their arm. On the last day of the event,
families were invited to come back
and shop again.
At the end of the event, there were
very few items left. There were no toys
remaining, and any remaining baby
items were donated to the local preg-
nancy and parenting support centre
Room2Grow.
Bureaus were held in Seaforth,
Goderich, Wingham, Exeter and Clin-
ton. Usually the host church will run
the event for two years in a row and
then pass it on to another. Next year,
Clinton United will run it again for
their second year. Weber said after
running it this year for the first time,
they have "lots of ideas" for next year.
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