Weekly donations of $2 can go a long way towards helping local charities.
Norfolk County staff raised $27,120 last year through a weekly Dress Down Fridays fundraiser. The initiative, which began in 2001, sees eligible staff donate $2 so they can dress down in the office on Fridays.
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Although the work location changed for many staff, the campaign continued. The donations also increased.
âLast year was a particularly difficult year for our community, which makes supporting local charities more important than ever before,â Erin Anderson, Norfolkâs director of human resources, said in a media release. âThere are many organizations doing fantastic work right here in Norfolk, and weâre happy to do our part to support them.â
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The overall need for the Delhi Sharing Pantry has not really changed this year, but some of the faces coming into their Argyle Street location are new.
“The need is different this year,” said Ruth Brown, co-coordinator of the Delhi Sharing Pantry. “The number of what we would call our regular clients has actually declined. It’s families now that are coming, saying ‘dad lost his job at the beginning of COVID, mom’s working part-time, we just can’t do it.’ So lots of different situations.”
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