Chatham Goodfellows report this year’s Porchlight campaign saw donations dip by about $600 compared to 2018.
Overall, the Dec. 2 evening blitz by more than 560 volunteers through neighbourhoods in Chatham yielded more than 100 boxes of donated non-perishable food, enough new toys to fill 70 boxes, and more than $43,900 in monetary donations.
According to Goodfellows officials, the board of directors is appreciative of the continued support and generosity of the volunteers and the Chatham-Kent residents to ensure “No Child Without a Christmas.”
It was the Goodfellows 65th Porchlight campaign.
Also in recent days, the Goodfellows have benefitted from Santa’s Day Off, a 12-hour Blackburn Radio blitz at the Real Canadian Superstore, which say $5,000 in toys collected as well as $960 in cash donations.
Other donations continued to pour in as well, including more than $2,000 in toys from servers at Boston Pizza, who pooled their tips to make the purchase; and $500 in toys from YA Canada employees.
Key dates to note:
Toy delivery takes place Dec. 17.
Street sales will take place Dec. 13 and 14.
Food packing takes place at the Spirit and Life Centre Dec. 18.
