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Our Community: Sooke firefighters help Christmas Bureau, Run Through Time goes virtual

Mayor Maja Tait called donors’ generosity a “virtual hug for the community.” “Sooke is a resilient community, with so much heart,” she said. “ As we look ahead to a new year, what a way to show heart with residents supporting each other through this campaign and contributions to the Sooke Food Bank.” •To learn more about the Sooke Food Bank, go to foodbanksooke.org. Find how how you can take action to help British Columbians living with dementia during Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, throughout January. Hosted by the Alzheimer Society of B.C., the annual campaign invites Victoria residents to hear stories of people affected by the disease throughout the month.

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Christmas Fund reaches $1 24 million, boosted by flurry of donations

We expect a few more donations to arrive by mail for the next week or so. That means the final total will go even higher. COVID-19 has helped some people and some businesses, but many others have been hurt. There is real suffering in our community, and the Christmas Fund is here to help, in the holiday season and in the months to come. Even with the vaccine being rolled out, it’s generally thought that the harsh impact will continue to be felt for a few more months. Some businesses might not recover until 2022 or 2023 and that means that the people who rely on those businesses might have trouble coping.

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Still time to donate to Christmas Fund; many people are in need

One notable comment, which came with a $500 donation: “At our ages, 91 and 87, we are very fortunate. We’re making this donation to help the many needy people during this dreadful pandemic.” The campaign has been pushed ahead by match challenges, including 10 by Andrew Beckerman, as well as large donations from local residents, businesses and organizations such as the Victoria Foundation. By the end of business on Tuesday, we had received about 3,800 individual contributions. The money will be used to help local organizations help people in need. The fund is run by a charitable society, which will strive to draw lasting impact from this money, change that will help our extended community in the cold, rainy months of January and February.

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Christmas Fund reaches $845,000, toward new goal of $1 million

In the past couple of days we have seen increased donations from north of the Malahat, which might have been prompted by the list of organizations we are helping that we published in the Sunday Times Colonist. With the high level of donations this year, we have extended the fund’s reach across Vancouver Island more than ever before. We are doing our best to provide help in as many communities as we can. The list includes the Mustard Seed Street Church, the Salvation Army in Victoria, the Goldstream Food Bank, the Sooke Food Bank, the Saanich Peninsula Food Bank, the Victoria Women’s Transition House, and the Vancouver Island Counselling Centre for Immigrants and Refugees.

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