Over the holiday season, Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) in Leeds and Grenville is running their Giving Tree Campaign to provide kids in need with Christmas presents.
BBBS matches kids with people who volunteer to support and mentor them.
The non-profit organization is a nationwide charity, but Giving Tree is unique to BBBS Leeds and Grenville.
“Every year, we work with businesses across Leeds and Grenville, to make sure that some of the financially vulnerable families in our community have what they need to have a happy sort of stress free holiday,” said Bev Heuving, the executive director for the organization.
This year, there are 36 businesses participating. BBBS provides a Christmas tree decorated with tags specifying an age or gender of a kid that will receive the gift.
It’s then all up to the customers of each business to donate the gifts.
BBBS covers a large region, with businesses participating in eastern Ontario communities such as Kemptville, Athens, Mallorytown, Brockville and Prescott.
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