Volunteers step up as Barrie Christmas charity struggles to meet demand
Nikki Cole
Publié le : 13 décembre 2025
Barrie Today
Extrait
For the first time in its 51-year history, the volunteer-run charitable organization — which provides Christmas food hampers and gifts to families and individuals in Barrie, Innisfil, Angus, Springwater and Oro-Medonte — was forced to close applications for assistance, president Sandra Yaquo told BarrieToday on Friday afternoon.
Autres nouvelles récentes
Barrie Legion seeks volunteers for $300,000 poppy campaign
The Barrie legion is aiming to raise $300,000 through this year's poppy campaign, with organizers saying more volunteers are needed to help reach that goal.
Central Ontario's initiative was launched on Friday at a ceremony at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 147 in Barrie, although some local businesses have already received poppy boxes to display.
Barrie 360
Barrie 360
Terry Fox Foundation gets record $25M donation
The Terry Fox Foundation received a huge boost Thursday, with the largest single donation in the organization’s history: $25 million from the Larry and Judy Tanenbaum Family Foundation.
CTV News
CTV News
Chatham-Kent man lives in storage container to raise money for local kids
A Ridgetown man is giving up his everyday comforts for a week in hopes of raising $12,000 for children and youth in Chatham-Kent.
Isaac Davey began living inside a portable storage container in downtown Chatham at the Exordia Creative office at 5 Llewellyn St. on Monday as part of the “7 Days Contained, For the Kids” fundraising challenge supporting the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation of Chatham-Kent.
CTV News
CTV News