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Not necessarily for the better.
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Turns out, the pandemic did impact the charity â but definitely for the good, suggests the fundâs co-ordinator.
Sault Star Santa Fund wrapped Thursday, posting a record-breaking $160,864.07. And that figure will increase once a number of later gifts via credit card are tallied early next week.
Gagliardi, who suggested early on in the campaign the fund may only bring in some $70,000 due to the pandemic, said this week that, throughout this yearâs effort, she heard from donors and read in messages accompanying gifts that spare dollars generally directed to commercial seasonal frills were, instead, earmarked for the charity.