4 - Southpoint Sun
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Goodfellows hampers will feed 120 families By Mark Ribble LEAMINGTON — The Leamington-Mersea Goodfellows were able to pivot and get gift cards to about 160 families last holiday season, due to COVID restrictions, but this year they are back on track with their collection and distribution to needy local families. Last Saturday, the annual Leamington District Secondary School Grade 12 can drive took place and the students collected enough cans to jump-start the program. The two teams, which up until now have been separated into girls and boys team, were formed
with the names ‘Pantry Providers’ and ‘Lucky Charms’. At stake during the can drive was bragging rights for the rest of the school year and a trophy presented to the team that collected the most. Each team was spotted 7,400 cans from local corporate donations before they hit the streets of Leamington on Saturday, December 11. In addition, a total of $11,000 was generously collected from the community, which allowed each team three cans for every dollar they collected. When the dust settled,
Pantry Providers came out on top with 27,662 cans collected. The Lucky Charms collected 27,430. It was the closest can count in recent history, according to Goodfellows spokesperson Bill Slater. On Tuesday, December 14, Goodfellows volunteers were joined by some of the students to fill 500 bushel baskets. Each of the 120 families in need will receive at least four baskets full of canned goods, fresh vegetables and of course, a turkey. Distribution will take place on Saturday, December 18.
Volunteers sort canned goods and produce into bins for the Leamington Mersea Goodfellows on Friday, December 10. SUN photo
Leamington man arrested for running a phone scam LEAMINGTON – On November 16, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Frontenac Detachment investigated a fraud after being called to a Central Frontenac Township address. It was determined that on November 6, a local resident had been contacted via phone and informed that they had won a prize. The victim
was then instructed to purchase prepaid credit cards and other items and ship them to a specified address in order to process the prize. The victim sent the items and then realized that this was in fact a scam and contacted police. Through further investigation, members of the Essex County OPP Crime Unit were engaged as
the phone call originated from an address in Leamington. On December 7, a warrant was executed at an address in the 900 block of Highway 77 in the Municipality of Leamington. As a result of this police investigation, a 36-yearold Leamington man was charged with possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.
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The accused was held pending a bail hearing in Windsor. Scammers are increasingly using email and other online social media applications as a means of communication to target potential victims. The OPP has issued a warning to all residents to be on the lookout for unsolicited messages claiming that you have
won a prize as a result of being a new account holder of any new media platform that was recently downloaded to your devices. If you receive a suspicious message from anyone claiming that you won a large sum of money or new vehicle, simply delete the message and do NOT send any money. Anyone with information regarding this or any
other incident is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-3101122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at www.catchcrooks.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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