The Paris Independent
14
January 13, 2024
EDITORIAL Abundance of community support feeds to success of 2023 Paris Christmas Hamper program To the Editor: Our 2023 Christmas Food and Toy Hamper program was very successful. The community graciously supported by way of food, toys and monetary donations which helped support approximately 172 families. Thank you to the Paris Fairgrounds for donating their excellent facilities. GM Amy Warner was very kind in supplying our group with all essentials needed to make our event run smoothly. Also, thank you to all our local schools for promoting the children to help donate non-perishable items. A special thank you to Paris Optimist club, Paris Legion, Paris Lions, St George Lions, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Johns Lodge #82 Paris and Enbridge Gas company for their generous donations and support. A special thank-you to Paris Firefighter Matt Amy and OPP Cst. Conrad Vitalis who organized the "Fill a Vehicle" program where our local Firefighters and OPP designated two weekends in December to collect toys, food and donations at five local grocer locations including Sobeys, No Frills Paris, Foodland Burford, Foodland St. George. As well,
A sincere, warm message of thank-yous from the Paris Community Christmas Hamper Committee for helping make the 2023 campaign a success. Pictured left to right are Tawnia Martel, Shirley Simons, Cherish Gamble, Marg Knill-Wilson and Laura Bowlby. Absent members include Lisa Lewis, Anne Rutt, Ken Johnston and Matt Amy
gratitude to the Cainsville Fire their great efforts in printing our station for their boot drive and the requests to help make our Paris Fire Fighters who collected program visible to all readers. toys at our local Canadian Tire. Lastly, thank you to our committee Thank-you to all the locations that members and volunteers who placed Christmas boxes in their worked so diligently, dedicating businesses collecting items for our their time to help before, during cause. Thank-you to the Paris and after the week of Dec. 17-22 to Community Service Office for see our worthwhile project through supplying residents to completion. with applications and receiving We look forward to Christmas donations. 2024. Also, we appreciate the families Our sincerest warm thanks. and businesses who sponsored nine Shirley Simons, Laura Bowlby, of our families. Marg Knill-Wilson, Cherish We would like to thank the Paris Gamble, Tawnia Martel, Lisa Independent, Expositor, Paris Lewis, Anne Rutt, Ken Johnston, Chronicle, St. George Lance, Ayr Matt Amy News and County of Brant for all
