In spite of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Acadia Broadcasting’s 36 hours of Christmas Cheer campaign set a new bar for fundraising.
When 99.9 The Bay and Country 105 went off the air Friday night at 6:00 the total raised sat at over $260,983 with the final number set to be determined in the next few days.
Christmas Cheer campaign chair Joleene Kemp is ecstatic about the generosity of Thunder Bay
“They have opened their hearts, they’ve opened their purse strings and have done things that probably under normal conditions wouldn’t be happening,” says Kemp. “When I went to the schools and the children presented big cheques, you filled up with tears because they were so excited that they could do something and they knew that if they didn’t do something it wouldn’t happen and they don’t want their friends to be left out this Christmas.”
With the money is, Kemp has a message for parents and caregivers.
“Please don’t let your children down. You were courageous, now take that last step and come through our doors,” stresses Kemp.
Impala Canada was a key matching sponsor donating $18,000 over the two days. Tbaytel also was the presenting sponsor with a donation of $10,000 as part of its 12 Days of Christmas campaign and Ontario Power Generation kicked off the fundraiser with a $16,000 donation.
If you did not get a chance to donate you can still support the Christmas Cheer Fund by clicking this link.
Gift Box Pick-up
CLE Coliseum
Monday December 14th
North Ward 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday December 15th
North Ward 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
South Ward 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday December 16th
South Ward 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.