Grade 3 students at Notre Dame School in North Battleford have initiated a project to support the children of Fort McMurray, the northern Alberta community that evacuated more than 80,000 residents as a result of wildfire.
When Notre Dame reached out to the other schools in the Battlefords, they agreed to come on board to collect new toys for the children of all ages affected by the disaster at Fort McMurray.
Teacher Barb MacNaughton says the goal is to give a new toy, such as a cuddly stuffed animal, doll, board game, truck or book to each child and teen touched by the evacuation.
All toys should be collected by May 24. McNaughton says she and her husband will be delivering the toys to evacuee centres in Edmonton May 27.
There are a number of drop off points in the community: Bridges Chevrolet; Guy's Furniture; Sobeys; Discovery Co-op; Battleford Furniture; Battleford Super A Foods; the Light of Christ Catholic School Division office; and any of the schools in Battleford and North Battleford.
