Letters to the Editor: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 pentictonherald.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pentictonherald.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Northern Sun Winery customers have helped raise $300 for the Salvation Army Food Bank in Escanaba as part of its Christmas season fundraising initiative. Over the past two weeks, Northern Sun pledged 10% of all sales over $50 to go to the food bank to assist the local community. Now, for the next two weeks of the campaign, the public is encouraged to join in contributing to the OSF St. Francis Caregiver Fund through their purchases at the winery. Total purchases of $50 or more direct 10% to the caregiver fund. Above, Major Alex Norton of the Salvation Army snaps a selfie of himself and a donation check from Northern Sun Winery presented by, left to right, Wendy and Melissa Middaugh and Susie Anthony, from proceeds of the two-week fundraising initiative for the food bank.
Blast from the past: 2020 in review with Rotorua Weekender
23 Dec, 2020 06:56 PM
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Western Heights High School student Zach Jans was the Senior Composition winner in the 2020 NZCT Chamber Music Contest. Photo / File
Shauni James is the Rotorua Weekender reportershauni.james@nzme.co.nz@thedailypost
It has been one crazy year, full of challenges, hope and the community rallying around each other. Rotorua Weekender editor Shauni James takes a look at some of the highlights from the newspaper s coverage over 2020.
January
- Sustainable Backyards shared information on what environmental events they would have coming up.
Rotorua s Kymbali Dender went to South Africa as a volunteer to help rescue coastal birds. Photo / File
REGINA Just days away from Christmas. Santa Claus took time from his busy schedule at the North Pole to come help collect donations for the Yorkton Salvation Army Food Bank. With COVID-19 protocols at the top of the priority list, the Gallagher’s Centre Agri Pavilion was turned in to a winter wonderland for photo sessions on Dec. 12, 13 and 20. Doing this actually felt like regular Christmas, nothing s different. It feels normal, it feels happy, it s cheerful, it s what Christmas is about. Seeing all those little kids smiling, Jackie Herman, the photographer who came up with the idea of Simple Shots with Santa to Fill the Food Bank, said,
Keremeos community support uplifting in health crisis pentictonherald.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pentictonherald.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.