Christmas Hamper funding

Times Contributor 

 

Those involved in preparing Christmas hampers will be glad to hear that Wheatland Council unanimously supported a contribution of $2,300 towards the Christmas Hamper fund this year. Combined with the $2,700 grant given by the Town of Strathmore, the fund meets what Wheatland County contributed in previous years

“We were always aware that most of the hampers went to more families in the Strathmore area, but we believe in the charity,” said Reeve Glenn Koester.

Koester said approximately 80 per cent of hampers went to Strathmore residents and 20 per cent were distributed throughout the county, with the greater majority  of rural hampers going to residents in the villages and hamlets. Contributions from those rural municipalities come through Wheatland Family and Community Support Services. 

Wheatland FCSS was previously responsible for organizing the collection and distribution of hampers. Both FCSS offices will now coordinate efforts.