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Quick Lunch with Moms
Tammy Hewitt - News Advertiser
On a warm and windy day, July 10, Vegreville Community Daycare held their hot dog sale fundraiser outside COOP. With a full parking lot, there was a steady stream of customers passing by to entice with the wonderful smells of barbequed hot dogs, and fixins’ such as onions. As you paid, you could give a further donation in a tip jar decorated by one of the children. Board Member, Litania Sankey, was cooking as the assembly line of volunteers of moms with children that use the daycare and board members of the same. It was said that being non-profit can be challenging and they are thankful the opportunity for the sale and support of COOP to make this happen. “They have been absolutely amazing to work with.” Another mom excitedly talked about how her kids call COOP the “cookie store” because of the complimentary cookies for the kids.
The Vegreville Community Daycare is currently the only daycare in town and provides services for children 1 – 6 years of age. This fundraiser raised $867 to go towards general operations.
Exciting Change for Kids
Rosanne Fortier - News Correspondent
Parents and children were able to participate in the first Stay and Play program at the new building, which houses Kalyna Family Resource Network at Galleria Shops.
Spokes Cheryl Sorensen said the theme this week was ‘Welcome to a New Space’. There was free play with toys and equipment, sheets of paper were available where parents could write how their children felt when they walked into the new space, a snack time, and a story book about summertime that was read to them.
Sorensen went on to say that this session helped kids to anticipate change.
Cookies Bring Smiles to the CALS Breakfast Club
Heather Giebelhaus - Submitted
Colleen Krill, Vegreville Tim Horton's owner, and Tim Horton's staff presented Heather Giebelhaus, CALS Breakfast Club Co-ordinator with the proceeds from the Tim Horton's smile cookie campaign. The campaign raised $7313.86 to help fund the 2025 -2026 school snack program. CALS Breakfast Club has been providing a mid-morning snack to over 600 children attending 3 schools in Vegreville since 1998.
