By Rosalind Russell – Staff at the Espanola Helping Hand Food Bank were delighted to receive a hefty donation of gift cards from the local FreshCo grocery store yesterday morning.
Store owner Kim Gardiner says customers donated $6,673.54 to the food bank throughout the month of December.
She says her head office, Empire, also matched donations over one weekend during the month adding to the grand total (with Deb Sokoloski winning gift cards and Cineplex tickets for that special draw).
She adds the rest of the funds were raised through a raffle of three large baskets with the draw held at the end of the year. (The winners are Lynn Massicotte, Stephanie Frazier and Sam Kiss.)
Gardiner adds the gift cards will allow the food bank to be able to replenish their shelves on as needed basis throughout the next few months, and thanks the customers for their generosity.
Photos: 1. Espanola Helping Hand Food Bank volunteers were on hand to receive an envelope of gift cards valued at a total of $6,573.54, which was raised through a triple basket raffle at FreshCo throughout the month of December, 2024. Kim Gardiner was amazed and thrilled with the generosity of customers in helping the local food bank. ‘Photo by Rosalind Russell
2. Deb Sokoloski was the winner of the Gift cards/cineplex tickets. Her donation was doubled by Empire, FreshCo’s head office. Photo provided
3. Congratulations to Lynn Massicote, Stephanie Frazier and Sam Kiss, the winners of the gift baskets. Photo provided
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