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Christmas donations important for Helping Hand Food Bank JEFF HELSDON Editor
Tillsonburg Helping Hand Food Bank coordinator Samantha Hamilton is asking area residents to consider donating food when making seasonal giving decisions. “We do still purchase (in the winter months), but Christmas donations sustain us until Easter, when we do more food drives,” she said. “If we don’t see it in December, we don’t see it all.” The need for food is year-round, but increases at Christmas.
One way to make donations is by using the pre-packaged grocery bags available at local grocery stores. “It’s a really easy way for people to help,” Hamilton said, explaining it’s easy for people to pay for a bag while shopping and then leave it in the bin on the way out. Food drives at both local industries and businesses are a great help to the food bank. “Small to large, it doesn’t matter,” Hamilton said. “We really depend on food drives from businesses to get us through the coming months.” CONTINUED TO PAGE 5
Tillsonburg council turns down feasibility study on new rec facility
JEFF HELSDON
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Tillsonburg council turned down $85,000 in funding for a feasibility study for what it terms a Multi-Use Recreational Facility (MURF) at the Nov. 24 meeting, but did set money aside to complete the study in the future. The concept of a multi-use indoor facility
has been on the town’s capital project list for several years in the future, but was brought forward after a presentation by Jesse Goossens, president of Basketball Tillsonburg, and Shane Curtis, past-president of the Kinsmen Club, last December. They raised the possibility of community partnerships in building such a facility. It could contain indoor soccer fields, basketball courts and other sports courts. CONTINUED TO PAGE 6
CHRISTMAS DECOR HIGHLIGHTED IN TOUR
(JEFF HELSDON PHOTO)
Amongst the stunning images in each of the locations included in the annual Tour of Homes organized by the Station Arts Centre, the concept of Christmas and welcoming people into the homes was captured well at the Lisgar Avenue home of Dennis and Christy Jeffery with Doreta Topan at the door, greeting guests while two giant nutcrackers provided an honour guard. The tour included six homes and businesses, and had more than 200 participants.