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Windsor and Essex County charities boosted by big donations

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With Christmas right around the corner, local organizations are giving back to Windsor charities to help them through the holiday season, but also to inspire the spirit of giving all year round.

Two major donations were made to several Windsor charities Monday.

Off of the heels of their $40,000 donation in November, Unifor Local 200 gave $30,000 to six local charities.

The Unemployed Help Centre, the Essex Area Food Bank, the Amherstburg Food and Fellowship Mission, Lakeshore Community Services, the Downtown Mission and Drouillard Place each received a $5,000 gift from the local union chapter.

“There’s much more that the community could do to help, and not just around Christmas time,” said Local 200 president Chris Taylor.

“We’re still seeing too many people who aren’t getting the nutrition they need and seniors using food banks more than ever,” Taylor said.

Green Shield gave $45,000 to four different local charities Monday.

The Unemployed Help Centre of Windsor, the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation, The Salvation Army and the Windsor Goodfellows each received a varying amount from the Canadian insurance company.

“We’re hoping that by shining a light on the high need for support at this time of year that many others in our community might step up and do the same to the degree that they’re able,” said Mila Lucio, vice-president of human resources at Green Shield in Windsor.

Mike Clark, manager of public relations at the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Society said although the CAS receives a lot of physical donations like toys and gifts for children, money donations like those from Green Shield help fill in the gaps around Christmas time. He added that any surplus from around the holidays helps the organization continue year-round.

“Last year, money left over from Christmas time helped send 250 kids to summer camp,” Clark said.


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