 | The Agape Centre, TVCOGECO and the Cornwall Firefighters Association want children waking up to find special gifts under their tree. On Friday, December 2nd from 5 pm to 7 pm, Cornwallites are invited to join us for a special holiday celebration during a LIVE TVCOGECO television event on the plaza in front of the City of Cornwall Municipal Building at 340 Pitt Street. | |
Cornwall - November 18, 2011 - The Agape Centre, TVCOGECO and the Cornwall Firefighters Association want children waking up to find special gifts under their tree.
On Friday, December 2nd from 5 pm to 7 pm, Cornwallites are invited to join us for a special holiday celebration during a LIVE TVCOGECO television event on the plaza in front of the City of Cornwall Municipal Building at 340 Pitt Street. Interviews with community leaders, preview performance of Seussical JR, hot chocolate, chili and live entertainment will also be on the menu! The broadcast will be co-hosted by TVCOGECO’s Ron Begg and Agapè’s volunteer coordinator Carilyne who says, “By participating in the Agapè’s Holiday Hope Drive, Santa won’t have to miss any houses on Christmas Eve.”
Volunteers will be on site to collect toy and cash donations to help brighten a child’s holiday season. They will also be selling raffle tickets for 4 tickets to Seussical JR. The proceeds from the raffle tickets go straight to purchasing toys for children in need. As for the toys, they will be added to a much larger donation drive. “The toys we receive will be handed out to children in need during our holiday basket distribution on Dec 20th at the Cornwall Armories,” says Alyssa Blais, Executive Director of the Agapè Centre.
“As a child, I was very lucky during Christmas,” she says. “It’s very sad that so many children have to hear about the great Christmas their friends experience and they unfortunately don’t have the same privilege.”
The Agapè Centre guarantees that every cash donation will be put towards the shopping, wrapping and purchase of a special holiday gift for a needy child in Cornwall. Come share in the spirit of the holiday season by coming out to our Agapè’s Holiday Hope Drive and make a toy donation.
About the Agapè Centre
The Agapè Centre is a not-for profit organization, supported by the community to ensure that no family goes hungry, cold or without any of the basic necessities of life. Over the last decade, food bank use at the Agapè Centre has risen and this year, the Agapè Centre has experienced a significant increase in the number of individuals requiring help. The Agapè Centre has been providing food, clothing and furniture to more than 1,100 people each month for the better part of the decade. AgapeCentre.ca
About Sparky’s Toy Drive
The Cornwall Firefighters Association is proud to help local charities with the help of Sparky, our mascot. The Sparky Toy Drive is held during the Christmas Season to generate donations and gifts and is ongoing all year. Toys and Donations are distributed to various local charity groups which in turn then distribute to local children and families. Toys and Donations can be dropped of at either Fire Station, during working hours, throughout the year.
About TVCogeco
TVCOGECO is a community service provided by Cogeco Cable. Our personnel and Volunteer Community Partners utilize our production resources to produce the local and regional television content only available on our TVCOGECO cable channel. For more details visit TVCogeco.com
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