2011 Pennies for Presents campaign raises a total of $17,300
If News Leader Pictorial staff weren’t already tickled with this year’s record-breaking total for its annual Pennies for Presents campaign, they’re even more pumped with this week’s final tally.
NLP office manager Kim Sayer announced the final count for the campaign, which supports six valley charities, came in at $17,300. Last week the NLP reported a collection of $15,800, which beat the previous year’s $15,679.13.
Donations from coppers, silver and folding cash plus this year’s book sale proceeds of $7,400, will be shared by the valley’s four food banks: Cowichan Valley Basket Society, Lake Cowichan Food Bank, Chemainus’ Harvest House and the south-end’s CMS Food Bank, as well as Cowichan’s Salvation Army, and Cowichan Women Against Violence.
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