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Earher tlus week the spirit of sharing was exemplified m a note received by the House of F mend. The gilt and four-year-old water And brother saved penmes all year long. Not to buy themselves toys or waste tt on candy, Instead, each day they put aside a little bit to share mth others who are more m need Last week they emptied their banks to sponsor a Christmas Hamper Their donation came to 4200 pennies Pete Cudhea Chromcle Staff Her name was Sarah, his was Matthew Two names many at Kitchener',; House of Friendship MU never forget Faces $150,000 deficit lime runs out for House of Friendship PAGE 8 WATERLOO CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 20, 1W1 fiI’FFEh'EficE Students from kiteNtmtr.Wtttttttoo c.l. box food for Kitchen“ House of Friendship. The goods were haidthiougii i food ttttee at the high school. The operating budget for House of Friendship is $3.1 million of which 60 per cent is government subsidized, 22 per cent paid by its clients and 18 per cent, or $600,000, is raised through dona- House of Friendship needs to raise $300,000 in December to cover its annual operating costs. To date, $150,000 has been re- ceived, but there is another $150,000 to go to meet the objee. tive, and time is running out. House of Friendship executive director Martin Baht knows there are many people like Sarah and Matthew out there, adults, too. And it's those people he is counting on to help the House of Friendship raise the money needed to break even this year. ship which read "We are return. ing both gifts (food hamper and gift certificate) to you. The gifts should be given to someone who needs them more." “The recession and company layoffs have had more of an effect on us this rear, More and more people are on unemployment in. surance and receiving some type of social assistance," Buhr said of the rising costs. And while they're trying to break even with their operations budget, they're also com letmg their Jargon Christmas Pamper food drive " well. During the past week volunteers, led by a core group of”, have re-shaped over 100,000 pounds of food into 2,450 Christmas Hampers which were delivered to the needy as of Mind” morning. - This year over 40 schools in the Waterloo region took part m a food drive for the House of Friend. ship, collecting 20,000 notrper. ishahle items. local high schools involved in this year’s campaign tie.? aid voluptary dollars. (W on page 173’