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I _ were handed out to 23 local agencies As the only Chipese temple in Waterloo Region, during the annual campaign, smed in Waterloo Buddha 3 Light (.entre have a series of 1996 by the Club's Chuck Waurechen lunar New Year Celebrations featuring authentic and dedicated to his memory sincehis Chinese tradition and Buddhist culture. untimely passing in 2001, , ' There are Dharma functions. New Year's first . 1 But more importam than the items ' incense offering, Thousand Buddha [)harma him I collected and distributed by the Water- 4" tions and other authentic celebrations. loo Knights of Columbus ‘- with help & . “‘9"? are also NewIYear's blessing. wishing ”('0 I from community partners like the .. . ‘ lion dance. Fortune (10d and (.hincse traditional I Waterloo Fire Rescue Department. the Volunteers with the 17th annual New Toys for Needy Kids campaign celebrated red envelopes starting Jan. 30' , x , . Kitchener Fire Department. the Water- another successful year last week at their new warehouse. ”VI-Nut mom . M50 check m" F0 (nuang Shall Buddha 5 “til" I loo Regional Police Services Stuff a (.entre Waterloo's 2014 lunar New Year 8 Market at (Iruiser program ‘ was the growing “'lhey really responded," said Hickey. the community understood our net-ti lotus Tea ”(“15“- 49 Regina 3“ N ”WW are SW‘M‘ I need in the community. ” l‘hc people in this region were just and responded. Lunar New Year VCEE'CS- ”0W9” and hampers I Martin Hickey, who coordinated this incredible this year ~ they must have “We were also helped with the cash I available for W” I" (15005“ . . I ‘ year's effon, said they added a couple of figured it out that there were lots of poor donations we received and movie the “led out Waterloo ”Uddhi‘ ‘ light U'”“'" ‘ I new agencies to the roster of groups plc who needed stuff. atre tickets we got for the older kids. 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