To the Editor:

I would like to say thank you to all those who donated monetary gifts, food and toys for our Christmas campaign. A special thank you to the businesses, organizations, churches, service clubs, along with individuals, who organized food and toy drives, manned the kettles at Thompson Plaza, Liquor Mart and the City Centre Mall, and did Christmas wrapping of nearly 800 toys.

A special thank you also to the management of the kettle locations and the media for the excellent coverage of the Christmas campaign. We could not have done that without your help, and it is those who came to us for the assistance at Christmas, that benefited from all your support.

In 2009, we surpassed the Christmas kettle donations total of the previous year – which was $12,486 – by $856.

Thank you for your support this past year and your continual support.

May God bless you and your family in 2010.

Major Grayling Crites

Commanding Officer

Salvation Army Thompson Corps & Community Services
Thompson