The Bargain Shop! and Cornerstone Family and Youth (CFY) are partnering this year to collect toys for children in the local area. Together they are looking for support from the community to accomplish this.
In the past The Bargain Shop! has partnered with other businesses and have donated the toys to a charity, but what they noticed was that charity focused heavily on cities and The Bargain Shop! in Carlyle wanted to find a way to help bring holiday cheer to local youth, as there are children in need around here as well.
“We have a total of 85 registered to receive gifts this year from Carnduff to Oxbow up to Ochap over to Forget, really all across the southeast,” Shannon McLeod, the manager of The Bargain Shop! explained.
“All we ask is for a family that can, to give an extra gift this season. We know not everyone is able to, but if they have the means it would mean a lot. Or if an organization in town has the means we would welcome that too.”
“We also don’t want to exclude anybody, so if anyone knows of someone in need let us know, it’s completely confidential. Individuals can call The Bargain Shop! and groups can call Jenn [Sedor].”
This is the last couple of days for their fundraising and on Friday, Dec. 4, they still had a ways to go, but McLeod said that no matter what they would find a way.
“Cash donations, toy donations, even toques and scarves that we could put in with the toy is welcome,” McLeod said. “Extra toonies and loonies, it doesn’t have to be much, but every little bit helps.”
“I’ll pick bottles on the side of the road if I have to, but we’re not going to say no to anybody.”
They are also looking for volunteers on Tuesday, Dec. 15, for a Wrapping Party, where currently CFY and The Bargain Shop! will be wrapping the presents bought through the fund raising effort.
