Thankful for donations of all sizes: Backpack program, Food Bank, Cheer

By Executive Director

Rotary presents $5,000 for LRCA backpack program, Cheer

Suzanne Otterson (Ladysmith Rotary Community Services Director) and Brian King (Rotary treasurer) visited LRCA were at LRCA to give a $5,000 cheque for LRCA's School Backpack Program ($4,500) and a further $500 for our Christmas Cheer campaign.

Through LRCA Food Sustainability efforts, the School Backpack Program will provide non-perishable food and other resources to children from marginalized/low income families for weekends and holidays. Local schools currently provide lunch and snack programs during the week. LRCA will purchase the backpacks for the students, along with appropriate items to fill them, and deliver the packs to schools where they will be distributed by teachers at the end of each week.

$5,000 from Umbrella Group of Companies

A big round of applause to this trio (above) from Umbrella Group of Companies based in Chemainus (left to right) Ross Killin (BC Operations Manager), Nathan Zwiers (CEO), and Geoff Colvin (General Manager) for their $5,000 donation to LRCA Food Bank and a special gift of toys to LRCA Family & Youth Support Services Toy Drive.

Special load of toys, toiletries and toques

Toys, Toiletries and Toques (TTT) of Cowichan Valley visited LRCA to deliver a load of special items for this year.

For Ron Huff, on the left (above), this is his fourth year with the program which has operated for 12 years, thanks to work by founder Brenda Birch. On the right is Don McCormick from TTT.

Accepting the TTT load is Barb Champagne, LRCA office manager.

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