Last year, 353 toy hampers were handed out to people in the Corner Brook and Bay of Islands area and all gifts donated at the Gingerbread House stay in the community.
The 44th annual Gingerbread House officially opened its doors yesterday in the Valley Mall. This partnership between the mall, the Salvation Army, and the Corner Brook Fire department started in 1982 and since then, if you do the math, over 107,000 presents have gone to local children as a result. Last year, 353 toy hampers were handed out to people in the Corner Brook and Bay of Islands area and all gifts donated at the Gingerbread House stay in the community. Jane Ash is with the Salvation Army Community Family Services. She says they expect the need will be greater this Christmas with the increases in cost of living.
Students from the grade five choir at Eastside Elementary were on hand to entertain during yesterday’s opening. Aaron Vaters took to the microphone to tell everyone another reason they were there; to donate $1200 from a bake sale. Joanne Joby spoke about what they did this past Halloween with their own Halloween Bake sale. And Cassidy Brake talked about what they learned through it all helping the less fortunate and she wished everyone a very merry Christmas.
Gifts for children can be dropped off at the Gingerbread House until Christmas Eve.
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