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COMOX VALLEY RECORD • Friday, December 23, 2011
BILL KENNEDY FROM Santa’s Workshop and Darryl Burry from the Salvation Army received cheques of $1,000 and $1,500 respectively for their tireless work to raise money for their organizations. President Harold Kempf was able to present these cheques thanks to the B.C.Gaming Grant and fundraising done by the Kiwanis Club.
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ANITA BRASSARD, EXECUTIVE Director of YANA (third from left) accepts a $1,171 cheque from Sharon Urdahl (far right), Ada Baker (far left) and Diane McLeod (second from left), volunteers with the Comox Valley Breast Health Group - BSE Clinic. Funds were from the WestJet raffle trip for two anywhere in WestJet’s world. The winner was Eunhee Min of Comox.
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OMNICARE FOR PEOPLE At Home has reached the $1,000 threshold of giving to St. Joseph’s General Hospital Foundation. Pictured from left to right: Lisa Edwards, LPN; Lance Pace, CEO; Lynn Dashkewytch, executive director SJGH Foundation, and Tammy Weiss, LPN, Team Leader. To honour this support OmniCare was invited to have a plaque on “The Tree of Life” in the hospital lobby.
SQUARE 1 TRAVEL and Cruise recently donated $500 to the Comox Valley Food Bank.
ORGANIZER VALORI SCHAEFER and Griffin Pub owner Barry Holmes hand over cheques to Bill Kennedy, president of Santa’s Workshop, Caroline Leadbitter, coordinator of the Lillie House Comox Valley Transition Society, and Janet Ehrman and Mathieu Blouin from Secret Santa. The total donated was $8,775 that came from the pub’s annual Christmas for Kids Chili Cook-Off. Since 1989 the Griffin Pub has raised $112,212 for local children’s charities.
Our Thanks to You We would like to thank the amazing community which we are a part of for all of its support.
May your Christmas be safe and bright.
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