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"A i; s ‘ , <. ‘ WECAN HELP liens kringle was looking lor any helpers the -» ' 1‘ > J ’ ' , CUSTOM mm last few weeks he would have lound them in , I A 8. mm Waterloo as students at the NW Montessori » h ' A? _ A ’L ‘ ‘ 7' c I 5‘ school Participated in their annual Santa Sack 7 i a s i l s ' _ 0MP campaign. . e A “y s K I 49‘ -~' Foot Clinic While it's a small school made tip ol only 93 "t , ‘ , , , t \ i l , \ ‘ ' 75] Victoria St. S. 1 students. mostly in the elementary grades. they * .. 7 1V/ \ ' ' f - Suite 105 ' 1 came through in a big way for the annual lree ol ‘ r V *9" Y , l is“? , "a; . mum" . ‘ Hope campaign in support of Family and (‘hil» ‘ ”g ‘ ,1 . t A ' \ ' " its v, ‘ 5195793223 l dren's Services, v ' 'F ‘ ’ . ‘ ' I it ‘ 'i i i The students collected anti packed more Y -’ ‘ q - ’3‘ i ,, ~. ~ ' ”_ a i than 273 Santa Sacks including several bags of “ i l K Y“ li‘ilCDiChi i diapers, as well as many large toys that will be ‘ it ' . nmr- it rt in i ‘f‘ i i welcomed at this time of year, They also donated ' . _ ' ‘ 1 ’ 5h PM i H hOUU H 4, a number of gifts with a personal touch as the k1 “a " y W ‘ k V‘ { ‘ V. 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H ‘ H . them to children put into emergency care by the T“ in K ‘- , l 3 ’ ‘ l‘ ‘5 s, .. local social service agency, 5K t ' if: “ "‘ i a a 1 i i ' \ ”3 The KW Montessori school‘s \intii Sacks ‘ x ' - ‘ ‘ ‘ i“ it; it u contained some essential and some non»essen- Sydnie Tremblay, Tiana Krivokaplc and Madelyn Rogers place some Santa Sacks under the tree last , y .1 ‘ “y: _ y“ tial. items that are given to luster parents and week at the K-W Montessori school. 3 l ‘ ' ‘ y staff to ease the traumatic transition for the kids. 90' "WW ”‘0“? i y t Teacher Melanie Treinblay who coordinated hours," said'l‘remhlay Rogers “And when you help people you feel p ADVANCED ' the campaign for the schooL said the Children They also held special fundraising days like pretty good." PAIN RELIEF " were especially attuned to the tougher econom- crazy hair day which collected Si 15, and ' ’ ‘ . ‘ ic times everybody was talking about and made it special twoday bake sale that raised ‘ ' sure to pack a little extra. They almost doubled 5325, m...â€" ” p A: last year's fundraising total and raised about For students like Sydnie 'lremblay, Ti it (7;: , , . 19:3;46 three Santa Sacks per child. was all about helping out other kids like 1:12‘ ‘ ? 35/ g g ‘ A :4 W , “They kids had a real sense of the need otit herself. \ f. 1%,?3‘ “:1": '> ’gfigu'flf': ' there," said Tremblay. “With the economic times “There are more kids who need help ‘gi, “A‘, z A 5 9g 41g» ' ‘ , ,. . , , t- , .‘ _ , r ,, warp/51; ,Mg fig .44; _ right now its thest agtritics that nttd tht sup this ytar‘ she said lhats “by mt and lifi ‘ J 9’ a 5 ,./v . pon ofour children andiamilies, my mom bought boxes and boxes of 649 kg, ,‘/’/ Q, . '- . 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