Holden Post Office Hosts Charity Pie Social

Holden Post Office Hosts Charity Pie Social

Michelle Pinon - News Advertiser

The Holden Post Office held it’s annual Autumn Pie Social. Post Master Lynn Laskoski said many residents came out turned out to enjoy the afternoon social event and support the Canada Post Community Foundation for Children.

“We had 40 pies donated this year and the fundraiser raised just over $600 and we had approximately 80 attendees.”

Laskoski said local area residents look forward to this annual fundraiser and is very appreciative of the support of local businesses, organizations, individuals as well as the Holden Rural Academy for donating or helping out in one way or another.

Laskoski expressed her gratitude to everyone who attended the event and for those who supported the food drive donations. “Food drive donations can still be dropped off at the post office now until Christmas. Our raffle tickets are available to purchase still up to October 23 with the draw happening then.”

From L-R: Dwayne Pope, Bernie Marko, Melissa Olson and Lynn Laskoski. Social

(Holden Post Office/Submitted Photo)

Laskoski said the Foundation is a registered charity that runs at arms length from Canada Post. “A real difference in the lives of children and youth in communities across Canada are made by helping local organizations, registered charities and schools with funds raised.

In the fall each year Canada Post offices throughout Canada hold fundraising events to raise money for this Foundation. The money raised in each province stays in that province and gets divided amongst those who deal with children and youth that apply for these funds in the spring.

Local residents enjoying the pie social.

(Holden Post Office/Submitted Photo)

Since 2012 Holden post office has been doing an annual raffle draw fundraiser for this Foundation which runs in junction with the Foundation campaign dates of September 19 to October 23 and we added in the one-day annual pie social back in 2016. The pie social had to be shut down because of Covid, but we still ran the raffle draw these last two years.”

She added that, “Canada Post also sells booklets of Community Foundation stamps during this campaign time and a dollar from every book of stamps goes directly to the Foundation…All funds raised at retail locations during this campaign are given back to children’s organizations in that same province they are raised in.

The Foundation has granted 12.3 million to more than 1,100 community projects nationwide since 2012.”

Local residents enjoying the pie social.

(Holden Post Office/Submitted Photo)