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't has be??? lzf‘cehhfifh ‘1 l 1 \- iot in theirhearts s. 1 , otn e annua lg ing 0 e . enora i in [ so a local charity drive. which has collected up to 1.000 Waterloo Public Square at 7 pm (Ihnstmas stockings a year logive somethingto local children ' .1 * r This 9V9!“ brings hundreds Of People ”"0 lhl’ i and teens in need, has decided to rekindle those warm feel- ‘ " Uptown core for fellowship. ceremony and for In» ‘ ings for local seniors. shut-ins and those dealing with disabili. dIUOhEil latkes and dOUgth‘S- _ _ i ty. Stufiin Stockings Will be collecting donations for them, in ' This lively “’9'" features "“15" and fun h" [hf addition to kids in need. as they help more than l8 local agen- , whole family. 7 ' . __ a“ provide some hope this Christmas. If you have not Witnessed the lighting of the ‘ (‘arolyn Parks, who founded the charity drive. has seen the ‘ area 5 biggest Menorah 'h the P?“- please mm” magical effect that opening a stocking on Christmas can have 5 '. ””1 for ”"5 memorable chmunnifiL‘thrwnu‘ ‘ for those going through difficult times. ‘l‘his year they want to . .‘ . H" ‘ "‘0’“ information (*Illdll 3 Collect I500 ofthe holiday hosiery to help a segment of socie- ' 135E” tracy.suerichWaterltxma, t} that sometimes gets overlooked at this time of year W the . ' aged and the infirm. ’ Walk on Strong “We've done really well Wllh the youth segments so far ‘ “ ,- . helping kids all the way from newtmrns up to those who are Volunteers help stuff stockings at last years Elves at Play. every saturday mommg ‘ 30. but we thought it would be really nice to help sortie sen mm") A w . lki r C ll (1 W lk 0 Sin ‘ tors as well as adults living with disabilities." said Parks. There are already companies on board to make this their t "9 bra 'td‘gtgh(:w t a“ e :1“ n ‘ ”n“ i "We’ve added three agencies in that regard and are looking Christmas contribution this season, but Park said there‘s C°?:$r;rsea:’:h‘d haaifehinawithoszghtalsttiscqglrirtip ”I forward to expanding. . f h , _ always room for "If": f . - f d l walkers every Saturday morning for free this i Parks said the demand is always there or yout and they mapr part 0 our suppon mines mm tom-panics in - ‘ S kilometre walk takes various routes each week 1 need things that WI" appeal to kids from toddlers to teens, ing out about us and doing some team building said Parks. : d h t' l) v . d s _ ll t , alk ht ' f‘lanlplfi of items colleded for the stockings include every “We Were at the Breithaupt Block (last weeki and four compa > an P 0‘ 5 aie an m Mr ge is“ w ing '2”; ‘ | thing from toys to toiletnes as well as gift cards for teens to get tiles in there had already tollected 80 stockings for us. ' l . 9" . . hm? m m arm ”n" “1”“ them something they really want but probably couldn‘t “That's the kinds ofsupport we're looking for ” “Hymn!“ a e ”(‘3' ‘ afford In addition to local companies and businesses helping out. ‘ ”We didn‘t (let ide to do this because we have a surplus of individuals can help by putting together stockings for some of wonders OfWintel' ‘ slot kings the need l\ still there it's inst I feel that these the different age groups. lhey can also buy indiVidual items i are groups that are really in need." said Parks “I think that that can be dropped off at the annual Elves at Play event { 20“] season opens ‘ there is really a strong call it) help seniors and others, and being held at The Shops iti Uptown Waterloo Dec. 8 front i ' that‘s whywe (leaded to." | p m. to J p m That family event features face painting, a i Nov‘ 30 at waterloo Park I Donations for seniors can be something as simple as a magic show. crafts: treats and stocking stuffing It also i l'he 20th annual Wonders of Winter “NW?” N deck of cards to things that are a little more elaborate like gift includes a Vistt with Santa, “gym kWh off Nov l0. 5 30 pm . at Warm“ pd“ l tards to Tim Hortons. No one really oiitgrows the thrill of , Parks said its a great way to make a difference and give a 1 near the Park Inn at Lions lagoon n‘eemng something special on (.hnstmas, and Parks is hop little something back this(.hnstmas tandles will be handed out before Mall" Bren iiigniovprtmde a little my to their Ines. hsm‘t‘ialfy for the seniors. heyause a lot of them are really 1 da llalloran throws the switch at 6 pm We received input from the charities about what would isolated right now. said larks. Not all seniors have grand i At (2 10 pm. a special fireworks show m” be he really useful or nice for the senior audience and those who Children or kids that come Visit them. and the only time they held over Silver Lake to celebrate the family are dealing With disabilttim. and we put that on our website, have any interaction is when someone from a t‘arergmng ‘ favourite event and highlight "S 20th anmvprv,” said Parks about the information available at organization comes and Visitsthem ‘ n“. event goes until Dec. 3|. anti “awn“ {A wwwstuffinstockingst‘a A h“ Of them "“3,“ not need 3"."th ”’3' we would pro . live light displays and music. 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