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Kimberley Rotary supports Girl Guides and Food Bank
The senior girls (Rangers and Trex units) of our local Girl Guide organization were planning a city-wide Girl Guide Cookie Sale campaign to raise funds for summer programs before the restriction imposed by the COVID-19 virus pandemic stopped them in their tracks.
That has left them with 58 cases (696 boxes) of those delicious Girl Guide cookies that many of us purchase every spring. At only $5 a box they are a good value and benefit a great organization.
What can be done to get all those cookies out to those who enjoy them?
On hearing of the Girl Guides dilemma, the Kimberley Rotary Club stepped up. Rotary purchased 120 boxes of Girl Guide cookies, which they have donated to the Kimberley Helping Hands Food Bank. Individual members of the Rotary Club also purchased over 65 boxes of cookies to further help the campaign.
Kimberley Rotary is challenging other local groups to look for ways to help.
If your group or organization would like to purchase cookies to donate to the Food Bank please check with Donna Purves at the Food Bank (250-427-7019) to confirm they can use additional donations. If you have other ideas or plans great! To arrange payment and pick-up see the following.
How can groups or individual members of the public buy cookies?
Individuals or groups wishing to purchase cookies can do so by contacting Tamara McLean, Guide Leader, at 250-427-1741 or [email protected] . The best way to make a purchase and comply with the self-distancing regulations that are in effect is to pre-pay your order with Tamara by an e-transfer and arrange for a non- contact drop off or pick up.
Thanks to all of you who can help.
Stay healthy and follow the rules for self-distancing.
Keep “Kimberley a great place to be.”
Above images: Tamara McLean, Girl Guide Leader, helps transfer 120 boxes of Girl Guide Cookies the Kimberley Rotary Club purchased and donated to the Helping Hands Food Bank. Kimberley Rotary Club photo