{"id":41282,"date":"2023-12-16T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T11:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=41282"},"modified":"2023-12-16T07:01:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T11:01:00","slug":"schools-community-step-up-to-support-lions-christmas-express","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=41282","title":{"rendered":"Schools, community step up to support Lions Christmas Express"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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FALL RIVER\/WINDSOR JUNCTION: <\/strong>The Riverlakes community have stepped up yet again when called upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the need for support from the Lions Christmas Express increasing this winter due to a variety of reasons, local area schools and residents have stepped up to give back during the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lions Christmas Express supports upwards of 150-plus families with food boxes for the Christmas season, and toys for children as well. This also saw an increase this year over 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the need ever more the call was put out to the community and to local schools who participate yearly in the Lions Christmas Express food drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Island of Misfits collected food and the Lockview High boys hockey team collect monetary donations during the Lions Christmas Parade of Lights recently held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The food train at Holland Road was winding. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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In early December, volunteers from the Christmas Exoress took time out of their morning to pickup the food that had been collected at area schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteers then dropped it off at the Windsor Junction Community Centre where other volunteers would sort and date check items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A packing night with more community volunteers was held Dec. 13 and a second packing night will be held Dec. 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The food boxes will then be picked up and delivered on a pair of dates just a couple days before Christmas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Dec. 9, boxes packed with non-perishable food items were picked up from Holland Road Elementary in Fletchers Lake; Ash Lee Jefferson Elementary School; and Waverley Memorial Elementary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lockview High was collecting food during Swishmas and their food collection was to be picked up Dec. 15. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteers Shawn Dube; Exit Realtor Nick Yeomans; Pat Healey; Rob MacCormick; Elizabeth Booth; Em MacCormick; and Barry Dalrymple were the Elves on this day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Food is packed into one of the trucks. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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There wasn’t much room left in the back of this truck from Barry Dalrymple after the pickup at Ash Lee Jefferson.(Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The donated food was packed nicely at Waverley Memorial. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Realtor and volunteer firefighter Nick Yeomans and Emma MacCormick carry some of the food boxes from Holland Road School. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Lions Christmas Express volunteer Elizabeth Booth said the Lions Christmas Express food drive would not be possible without the support of many community minded businesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That includes: the LWF Ratepayes Association; Fall River Sobeys; Fall River Lions Club; Fall River Garden Club; Maritime Car Wash; The Laker News; Councillor Cathy Deagle Gammon; Maritime Paper; and WhatAS!te.com. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are more to be thanked in the coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organizers still had food to be picked up from the community food drive done by the Lakeview Homeowners Association in Lakeview. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The WJCC was filling with the food that was donated with some already sorted by Dec. 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of you wanted to donate to the Lions Christmas Exoress, you can do so at: https:\/\/christmasexpress.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of the food already neatly sorted and stocked for easy packing. (Healey photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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