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Donations of Christmas Cheer pour in Once again the com- munity is in full support of the Salvation Army's Christmas hamper pro- gram, and Christmas Cheer fund raising. This afternoon 215 hampers of food and toys are being distributed at the Army citadel. The response of donors this year was "absolutely fantastic," social services director Joan Schirmuly said. The hamper packers have a room full of food and a room full of toys from which to choose when filling hampers. About eight of the 215 hampers are donated by companies. The increase in dona- tions above last year is in part because of help from Royal LePage _ staff. Because of the real estate company staff, 515 plastic bags of food was donated to the Army. TRW employees bought 181 presents this year, up from 75 presents last year. Lillian's Restaurant is giving a full course Christmas dinner to 35 people referred by the Salvation Army. So far $22,000 has been raised through the Christmas Cheer cam- paign, about $1,000 ahead of last year. ' ' 4 4 gl: c J For kids' sake This Christmas, 181 local children each. will have a Christmas present thanks to the generosity of the same number of TRW employees in Midland and Pen- tanguishene. The presents are distributed through the Salvation Army. Above are TRW employees Bruce Nightingale, Ro- seanne Strachan, and Cora Miller. We carry a beautiful asst. of | flowering plants. Gift of hope - The students and staff at Victoria Har- bour Public School made a very special presentation to the Christmas Cheer cam- paign last Friday morning right in their own gymnasium. The school raised $450 for the Salvation Army. Shown here are (left to right) Andrew Garcia) Lt. Lois Gar- 4 an. cia, Jennifer Garcia, Lt. Norm Garcia (a family, in case you haven't guessed), stu- dent council vice-president Steve Jones and president Aaron Todd. Norm Garcia displayed a hidden talent, that of the bugle, and told the students they were "in -- fact giving a gift to Jesus." i poinsettias with green plants in wicker baskets. ---- AMERICAN aaa EXPRESS 549-4300 Why battle winter with a shovel when you can buy an Ariens $1824 Sno-Thro at this special sale price? It gives you enough power to blow away your biggest drift plus these features: e Powerful 8 hp Tecumseh engine e 24" snow clearing width ¢ 5 forward speeds and reverse e 2-stage power - throws snow from 3' to 30' e Wide 230° discharge chute rotation ¢ 5 year limited warranty ¢ Optional headlight and electric Start are available e Lockout differential $459g00 with chains = Your Back, And Your' By the tree Wednesday afternoon it was the local Order of the Eastern Star chapter's turn to give merrily to the Christmas Cheer campaign. Shown here during the presen- tation of the $400 cheque from the Man- son J. Bradley Chapter are (left to right): Lynn Lyons, Bessie Gosselin (both of Eastern Star), Joan Schirmuly (director of family services for the Salvation Army) and Vi Kennedy (of the Eastern Star). A, _ Sold and Serviced By: MARTINS EQUIPMENT RAD Lots of stuff More than an Army truck load of "stuff"' | from Base Borden was delivered to the | Salvation Army in Midland this year. The ; toys and fou. donated by members of the 7 , Page 18, Wednesday, December 23, 1987 \ HOLDINGS === 43 MAIN ST. PENETANGUISHENE military and civilians at the military base are included in the Christmas hampers distributed today by the Salvation Army. 549-7203