Peninsula SantaB次元官网网址檚 Helpers annual holiday toy drive campaign kicks off Monday.

Donors across the region help about 300 families have a happy holiday, with gifts under the tree, says Carey Salvador, an organizer with the campaign B次元官网网址� a partnership between the Mary Winspear Centre and Saanich Peninsula Lions Food Bank and Sidney Kiwanis.

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The collect new unwrapped toys for ages 6 months to 16 years, gift certificates and monetary donations. Gifts can be dropped off between Nov. 20 and Dec. 17 at the Mary Winspear Centre, Buddies Toys, and the .

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Recipients receive a large, medium and stocking stuffers per youth.

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From Nov. 19 to Dec. 17 theyB次元官网网址檒l update Facebook routinely on the most-needed gifts.

B次元官网网址淎s gifts come in we update what we need,B次元官网网址� Salvador said, noting older children are always a challenge to buy for. They recommend gift cards for local business. One way they purchase toys required, aside from cash donations, is as the recipient of the donations made to Coins for Kids, a fundraising initiative of the Peninsula B次元官网网址 Review. Citizens can donate spare change at the Peninsula B次元官网网址 Review or in a Coins for Kids collection box found at multiple locations throughout the Peninsula.

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For more on collecting toys, volunteering or donating, contact Salvador at 250-656-0275 or email info@marywinspear.ca.

c.vanreeuwyk@blackpress.ca
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