Wine Ninjas Have You Been Ninja’d ?
By Judy Slither
I got Wine Ninja’d! You may ask what the heck is that? It brightened my day more than I can say.
Imagine this: The doorbell rings. You answer it and there is a wine fairy standing there with a basket of goodies for you. So how surprised are you? Very! And if it’s not a wine fairy, it’s a giant inflatable T-Rex standing there. It all started with the FaceBook page Peterborough Wine Ninja Exchange, created by Michelle LaRoche. It is a campaign to bring joy to people’s lives during Covid-19, the hardest time most of us have ever gone through. Michelle and her friend Samantha started the page. “But it snowballed so fast that we had to recruit help from other friends, Robynne and Aimee,” says Michelle. “We are probably having more fun then we should. I do my deliveries in a giant inflatable T-Rex and the amount of people that stop and smile just honestly makes my whole day! Knowing you have made someone smile is one of the greatest feelings in the world. It is both amazing and stressful. (she laughs) We rocketed to 800 members very fast, but we have successfully been a part of over 1,200 smiles, and that’s pretty darned incredible,” she says. “On top of those deliveries, we have done 340 gift bags for essential employees. We received donations from the ladies in the group. For the next few bags, we revived a cash donation from a local grocery owner (who didn’t want credit for their donation). Publican House Brewery donated beer and we got a wicked deal on the rest. But most of it has been through us,” she says.
Eliana, The Wine Ninja Fairy spreading happiness
“We are not like other FaceBook groups that are posting addresses and personal information publicly. We, as the Admins, receive all information and the address is only given out to each ninja!” So has it been smooth sailing? “We have only had a few hiccups with a couple of things, but we seem to have it all straightened out and things are going extremely great!”
PTBO Police having fun with the Ninja Fairy
Michelle says, “This has brought hope and joy to so, so many people. And we have even managed to raise just about enough money to Ninja all the First Responders in Peterborough! ♥️ But Shhhh....” Page 20
