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i‘ WM rm mumomcu: - Wednesday. Dec-ember 17.2008 - 5 O 0 O O O Helplng others at Chrlstmas msplres newspaper earner . ' ~ , BY BOBVREANAC donated three big boxes of foodstuff to the food bank ‘ . - 7 ChrOuu‘le “all?" ¥“ on Saturday. At the end of his impromptu food drive , , . 0 last Friday. he said he was amazed by the response. ., ‘ y The loss of a good friend and the challenges some Busch said he's especially happy for the kids he ‘ ‘ ' ' ’ families face at Christmas had liâ€"year-old might behelpingthisyear. , ' ,-‘ . Mitchell Busch wondering how he could help. "i hope that they're happy to have some good food . . _ “I just wanted to do something good for charity this year." he said. “And hopefully they'll have a good _’ ‘ because I knew that sortie people didn't have too much Christmas." " " ' . f; fotxl this Christmas," said Busch. fi- . ~ “ r ‘ The oldest of three boys, the Grade 6 student at St, ' , ' , Luke's school said he's received a lot of blessings, so J y ' . 5” when his mom, Valerie. suggested that he collect food ’ n - . _ s ( ‘ __ for the local food bank he knew just what to do. ‘ I ’- . - W1. - ' ‘- The Waterloo Chronicle carrier. who also has a flyer ‘ ' n . - - 3" _ $- ~‘ " i." route that visits 90 homes in the Colonial Acres area of . nlS ‘ ' l n . ‘ u a: the city, wrote out a note and asked people to give. The V“), out one 53“ n . x A response to that simple plea has been amazing as more i . We?”t " ‘ than 85 homes responded with food donations for the M“ ,‘ - ' , Food Bank of Waterloo Region. . - ’ ' “i wanted people to know l was coming around," . , . } f 4 said Busch. “i also wanted to knock on their doors in WiShlng You & Y0ur family 4 ~ case a lot of people hadn't read it." - ‘ ’ He admits he was amazed at the response. People _ A Merry Chmtmas & who weren't going to be around for his planned collec» 1 tion last Wednesday made sure to give him their dona~ A Happy New Year ‘ tions before he went out. “They iust asked ifthey could ill/l”) V7 . give it to me now." said Busch about his first foray into M’//,/f//’// _ ‘- r ' “ door-toâ€"door food collection. 4/77/42 3 19-747 4708 “y: . . - "f. ‘ He finished his collection last Wednesday and 66 Schaefer SL. Waterloo www.riepertsalt.com 391g", 1,535: :7â€" 1 in . _ r ~ .. . 3 FACTORY FLOORING ' l / CARPET ONE FL°°R . - a s.â€" , 1; ‘f \_ 1 V ._ §1 fi & HOME “31". {2:5â€" 1 it . I. '// - ,_ \ -‘-' .. ‘ >~-~ w y W‘ ‘. a I” 4 4337" “tr: I? Li; ‘ ' ‘ \ \ - ‘ ‘ D r i v/ a ‘1 Q, ‘C‘ . Z; . . ‘ . . ,.’ . 1 1 ‘ ,. a . o ‘ ' t J “up. - [I . \, - m cm") we, stile and whim to NH! your fifth“ e. , r if it i 5 {Hi '> ' ‘f ‘av' if; ‘ ' - . 1.3... “so, - lr “Z; ‘ fl i v; k, 331i. . - _, Mitchell Bosch, 11. shows some of the foodstuffs he collected during an impromptu food d'lve m hIS neighbourhood The local newspaper carrier * ' . got food from 85 of the 92 homes he delivers to each week w. mod. N mu 1? for-fl = f 'r a; GLOW FOR THE N. l“ 0 OFF 3: HOLIDAYS 0 L. ~ - - Air (1de dP” Teleflora 5 Silver Prnecone . ea \ e uce "C05. uet r' , . .. Bouq ‘ \ a; . , ~ , a, A brilliant centrepiece j} â€" ; } _,._. .. m fl _ ' y for your holiday table. . '_‘ ‘ 5‘ '“ “if . § , S _‘ { i ' ;-_~ For delivery ' 754“ ‘ \. In ' i; If is ‘ 7 . t . a g e. , .‘ : _ a fi fly -,,,,,. Virtually . a y: ».' w fit P ti. . 1 . . . . 4 ' , g ‘ anywhere in r_ ./ 9 I; . W _ , s 3 Canada / ~ _ 3 ;' ..- .. f and the U.S. ', v ' l , . ‘ ' , é, call or visit our shop. ' u . ~ é a: g .. ., , _. wi’ 5; "were your extra touch florist” teleflora' ‘ " Can or Wsit Us Today! 36 We shop the world to bring you the best m Traditional & Contemporary Rugs! 619 King St. W. Kitchener V . . “v , at 990 Victoria St. North. Kitchener |m 519'744‘9471 E; , Y 1 . . I “is“ wwwlaurasharpeflowersca ’ , 5195710550 . a “ “‘ ”WW l" ‘* A ' ‘ ' ‘ PW“ ‘. MWREEWNGMM fié’é www.ffcarpet one.com