Kimberley Social and Recreational Program donates to Food Bank

Carolyn Grant
Dec. 20, 2018 11:55 a.m.
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Lincoln Harrison, Scott McLellan, Brian Goetz, and Cheryl Cope, and accepting on behalf of the food bank is Heather Smith.

The Kimberley Social and Recreational Program held their annual family Christmas party recently. At the party, donations for the Food Bank were collected. In total the Social and Recreational Program donated $340 to the Food Bank.

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