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The Christmas Blessing Challenge encourages local businesses, pastors and community leaders to participate in random acts of kindness and lend a hand over the holidays. The participants then post to social media and challenge others to make a difference too.
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On Dec. 27, 40 RE/MAX Alliance realtors and several other community sponsors joined forces to cover the cost of the 11:30 a.m. screening of B次元官网网址淔rozen 2B次元官网网址� at the cinema in Saanich so kids with Extreme Outreach B次元官网网址� a local non-profit that works to remove barriers caused by poverty and break the cycle of homelessness and addiction B次元官网网址� could watch the movie.
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He noted that local actors were in attendance dressed as Anna and Elsa so that the kids could take photos with the princesses.
Various other events have taken place throughout the region and participants paid it forward by purchasing groceries coffee, gas and more for members of the community. Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps, Saanich Mayor Fred Haynes and legislature chaplain Jason Goertzen were among those who participated and then took to social media to encourage others to do the same.
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