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It aims for a 25 per cent reduction iii b . l'he Salvation Army has seen a huge "We got a little more worried when there poverty over the next five years through ‘ itimp in the number of people coming were a couple ofbig snowstorms." Goodyear means such as more supportive housing ; ' through its doors â€" between a live and 30 said. and increased worker rights. - per cent increase, according to Capt. Pam A late-season surge pushed the drive past (3in council will consider urging the (itxxiyear. public relations and development its goal. But the national economic situation province to support the initiative this . y officer for the organization. will still weigh on the Salvation Army during month. , ’" ‘ s [be annual kettle drive raised $280,000. 2009. " ‘ ..., which was SI5,()()0 more than the organita- "As things continue to worsen, we're Here’s how some other local charitable ng _ tion's goal. going to have even more people coming to efforts famdovertbeholidays: re" 7 ' .. a; "lt was wonderful that there were people us." Goodyear said. 0 The House of Friendship's annual ham» " . “‘ fl ’ 4. . who could dig a little deeper in this econom- The same will be true at the Food Batik of per drive program raised $150,000. The " ic time." Goodyear said. Waterloo Region, where the shelves are full. group handed out more than 300 turkeys ' . And this year the donations will be even The food bank received more donations and chickens. \ more imponant because of the detnand for this year, but they've also been handing ' ’lhe Tree of Angels campaign collected theArmy‘s services. more out. said executive director Wendi more than 13.000 toys for needy children. “These donations are vital, not only for Campbell. They were handed out over the holiday sea- the Christmas season. but all year long." “The food numbers are up but we've dis- son. in The kettle drive raises a significant por- tributed more since luly." she said. “But our - The Knights of Columbus. in conjunc» Terry Rohr of the fire department and Sgt. tion of the organization‘s annual operating stock is right where we wanted it to be." tion with local protective services. also col- Ian Faulds of the Waterloo regional police budget . upwards of 20 per cent. 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