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Wednesday, December 18, 2019
AAM Goodfellows raise about $12,000 in newspaper sales By Ron Giofu The volunteers with the AAM Goodfellows were busy Friday and Saturday with the annual newspaper sales and they raised about $12,000. Volunteers hit the downtown streets and storefronts of Amherstburg Friday morning and afternoon before returning Saturday morning to sell the newspapers. The papers were produced by the River Town Times in partnership with their press, Huron Web. AAM Goodfellows president Rick Murray said they raised about $4,600 Saturday and approximately $7,400 Friday, down about $1,000 each day from last year. “Last year, for some reason, was exceptional,” said Murray. “Compared to 2017, we’re about the same.” Donations that come in over and above from the newspaper sales are consistent, Murray added, with donations coming from individuals and businesses. The donation amounts range from $25 all the way up to $3,000, he said. While newspaper sales are down slightly from last year, so are the number of people that have called in
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Brian Barrett was busy selling newspapers on Dalhousie St. Friday evening. He was one of the volunteers that helped out during last weekend’s newspaper sales drive put on by the AAM Goodfellows. looking for food baskets. “Numbers-wise, we’re down as far as the number of baskets,” said Murray. In 2018, there were about 134 baskets distributed and, as of Saturday afternoon, about 107 names had been registered for a food basket. “That might be a good sign that things are going good as far as the economy,” said Murray, adding that volunteers will meet and screen the names to ensure that everyone who put in for a basket meets the criteria. The AAM Goodfellows will not be distributing toys as part of this year’s campaign, with Murray noting that it became too overwhelming for the volunteers
to manage and monitor. The toy drive has been taken over by the Amherstburg Firefighters Association, he added, as the Goodfellows wanted to stick to their mandate of providing food for a Christmas meal for those in need. The food baskets will be packed at the Columbus Community Hall at 190 Richmond St. today (Dec. 18) starting at 4 p.m. Murray indicated volunteers are always welcome. “Anyone who wants to come out to pack baskets, we’re always looking for people,” he said, adding the same goes for those who wish to help sell newspapers in the 2020 Goodfellows campaign.
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