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25 | O akville B eaver | T hursday,January 13,2022 insidehalton.com At Farm Boy, we're all about the food! Check out our weekly flyer features! FARMBOY.CA BRONTE 2441 LAKESHORE WEST, L6L 5V5 OAKWOODS 907 IRONOAK WAY, L6H 0N1 Halton Gives, a local movement, has reason to celebrate. Residents, businesses, community groups and charities came together to celebrate #GivingTuesday, a once a year charity event held on the first Tuesday af- ter Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Over 70 Halton organiza- tions took part in Giving- Tuesday, which was held on Nov. 30 this year. "The pandemic has dras- tically increased the de- mand for support programs and services across Canada and here in Halton," said Kristen Curry, the chair of Halton Gives. "It has also in- creased the need for human connections, acts of kind- ness and positivity." Curry thanked everyone who was able to participate. Some highlights in this year's push include: • Two hundred families from Immigrant Services and Childcare Programs got $100 gift cards to use for a holiday meal and/or warm clothing. • Seven cribs were filled with items such as diapers, formula and cereal for fam- ilies in need. • $1,500 was raised in gro- cery gift cards, as well two boxes full of food items, with help from the Oakville Rangers hockey team, Two Sevens Capital and Food4Kids. • Forty-seven hundred dollars raised to support students experiencing food insecurity. • Over $7,500 was raised for clients and families. #GivingTuesday is a global movement of giving led by non-profits, corpora- tions and donors. In 2020, the movement generated roughly $6.4 million. A Ven- ezuelan organization topped out the list of donors with the most donated, about $125,000, that same year. The Oakville Rangers hockey team was among the many contributors to #GivingTuesday. Oakville Rangers photo HALTON GIVES OFFERS LIFELINE FOR FAMILIES ACROSS REGION MANSOOR TANWEER mtanweer@metroland.com NEWS THANK YOU FOR MAKING US YOUR TRUSTED SOURCE OF INFORMATION FIND UP-TO-DATE LOCAL COVID-19 NEWS ONLINE INSIDEHALTON.COM/CORONAVIRUS