Ron Tenhove said there has never been a question about local support for the Metchosin Community Association Services Auction.
The organizer of the annual fundraiser said donations from dozens of local businesses helped raise more than $5,000 for important programming in the community.
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The money helps keep the Metchosin Community House going and provide for a list of activities that includes senior services and the Parents & Tots program, where young parents connect and support each other while their children meet and play. That initiative ran out of government grant funds two years ago and Tenhove said the auction helps fill the financial gap with the help of business owners, including Debbie Cooper.
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Cooper, who donated a certificate for a soap-making workshop, said she donated services from her business because she and her two daughters were once in the Parents & Tots program, benefiting from programming and services that still exist today.
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Fundraising for the House continues this month with the annual Mighty Garage Sale. People can bring items for donation to the House (4430 Happy Valley Rd.) from May 21 to 27 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The garage sale itself happens May 28 and 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the grounds next door.
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