WELLINGTON NORTH – Big Brother Big Sisters of North Wellington (BBBSNW) is working to make up for lost revenue due to the cancellation of many of the organization’s fundraising events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
BBBSNW is holding three seasonal fundraising events over the next few weeks.
Fill a Cruiser
Canadian Tire Mount Forest and the OPP have partnered to “Fill a Cruiser” with toys for children and youth age six to 16 on November 19 from 11am to 3pm at the Canadian Tire store in Mount Forest.
All proceeds will be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Wellington and Canadian Tire Mount Forest will generously match the value of the donations up to $500.
Christmas tree campaign
Mount Forest Greenhouses has partnered with BBBSNW and will be accepting donations at the cash register.
The campaign runs for a two-week period beginning Nov. 11 “when their beautiful, magical Christmas tree displays” will be open to the public, organizers state.
Online silent auction
Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Wellington is also gearing up for running its second Christmas Wishes on-line silent auction.
Bidding will take place Dec. 4 through to Dec. 11. Items are to be picked up at the BBBSNW office in Mount Forest on Dec. 13 and 14.
A link to the auction will be up and running a few days prior to bidding to allow purchasers to “shop” the items prior to the auction opening.
There will be a variety of items donated by local businesses and bidders will be supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Wellington while shopping. The link to the online auction can be found at: ourfundraiser.link/BBBSofNorthWellington-ChristmasWishes. This link can also be found on the group’s Facebook page.
‘Crucial mentoring’
Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Wellington covers all of northern Wellington County including Conn, Arthur, Alma, Drayton, Moorefield, Palmerston, Harriston, Mount Forest and surrounding areas.
“All of the money raised in our fundraising events stays right here in our communities and allows us to offer our crucial mentoring programs for children and youth back to our communities free of charge,” officials state.
