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2008 Tax Tips - Charity
$6,000 raised in one day for Food Bank
Kitchener-Waterloo - REALTOR® members of the Kitchener-Waterloo Real Estate Board raised more than $6,000 for the Food Bank on January 18.
598 tickets for an all-inclusive one-week vacation for 2 at the 5 star Riu Bachata Resort, Dominican Republic donated by East Forest Homes, were sold at the annual meeting and Kick-Off dinner/dance, raising almost $3,000. Jeff Reitzel (above right), the winner of the draw for the trip, donated the prize to the Board and the trip was auctioned by Ted Scharf, Program Committee Chair (left). Barry Rogers (centre) successful bid raised another $3,100.
The Food Bank of Waterloo Region works through 67 member agencies, and with the help of
1,000 volunteers assists approximately 25,000 different individuals in the Region each
year. Last year food was distributed through the emergency food hamper program (61,364
hampers), meal programs (385,638 meals), and housing shelters. For every $1 that is
raised, the Food Bank is able to provide more than $8 of emergency food.
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