Unbelievable! Over $10,000 raised for Christmas Sharing!
The Community Press’s ‘Fill the Tree’ campaign has been running for over 20 years now. It started as a modest $5-per-name fundraiser to help the Flagstaff Christmas Sharing program, which delivers hampers to those less fortunate at Christmastime. In recent years, donation numbers have begun to balloon, specifically last year when over $7,000 came in during the campaign. This year, however, exceeded all expectations again as an incredible $10,500 was donated by our generous readers. This fundraiser was promoted entirely through the newspaper and not social media this year, yet again proving what we already knew – most people in Flagstaff read the paper. All four of our Caribou Publishing papers hosted a local ‘Fill the Tree’ campaign this year, raising over $23,000 in total. Above: Publisher Eric Anderson poses with the donation envelope. “We are beyond amazed to live in such a caring community. All we can say is thank you. Whether you gave us the last coin or bill in your wallet or mailed in a large cheque, you made a difference. We can’t thank you enough.” The Community Press Killam office will accept non-perishable Food Bank donations throughout the rest of the year beginning in January. “While people go above and beyond at Christmastime, we do have to remember that for some, the Food Bank is a year-round necessity. Please feel free to drop off items at our office anytime we’re open and we’ll make sure it goes to the right place,” Anderson said. From all of us at CP, thanks for this incredible generosity.
