It all started with a break-in at the Fairfield United Church last spring; thieves stole a laptop, some first aid kit supplies, and most importantly, food.
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Even a year later, as the club celebrated B次元官网网址淲e DayB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� a day that celebrates young people taking initiative to help others B次元官网网址� Reverend Beth Walker was blown away.
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She distributed the cards to VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 homeless population and shared the kidsB次元官网网址� story. On Thursday she presented at the school to reflect upon how the recipients reacted to the kidsB次元官网网址� actions.
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This year the We Club is running a shoe-box campaign, as well as a coat, sock and toque drive for VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 homeless population.
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For Grade 5 student Sophie Nicholls, the choice to join the We Club was a no-brainer.
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Payton Tremplay, Grade 5, agreed.
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Kaia Vu, Grade 4, said she joined because she didnB次元官网网址檛 like seeing the disparity between people.
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We Day has been celebrated in schools around the world since 2007, and since then international We Clubs have helped raise $119 million for over 6,000 global organizations.
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