The Blessings Thrift and Gift Store in Palmerston recently donated $6,000 to the Children’s Foundation for the Food and Friends programs at Palmerston Public School, Minto-Clifford Public School and Norwell District Secondary School. Another $6,000 was donated to the foundation’s Free to Grow Program. In addition to recreation, the program is expanding to include life-skill development activities including babysitting courses, driver training, lifeguard classes and tutoring. From left: Lindsay Clements, program coordinator, Norwell District Secondary School; Stacey Jennings, program coordinator Minto-Clifford Public School, Linda Wright and Diane Speers, Blessings board co-chairs; Bobbi Turner, Student Nutrition Program manager for Children’s Foundation Food and Friends, Julia Laird, program co-ordinator Palmerston Public School; Karyn Kirkwood, program director Children’s Foundation, Free to Grow Program. Submitted photo
