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We Help Make Holidays, Special Occasions and Back-to-School a Little Brighter For Those Who Need a Helping Hand
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\"\"<\/a>\u201cChristmas for Kids\u201d was the vision of one of Innisfil\u2019s public school principals who asked one of the parents if she would start a Christmas program for Innisfil. \u00a0 The \u00a0schools in Innisfil have many children \u00a0who \u00a0could \u00a0use help \u00a0at \u00a0Christmas \u00a0and \u00a0they \u00a0wanted \u00a0the \u00a0food and toys collected in the local schools to go to Innisfil families. Very quickly the local churches \u00a0came on board; the United Churches in Gilford and Churchill and the Anglican Churches in Churchill and Cookstown.<\/p>\n

\"food-pantry-clip-art-1043063\"<\/a>We also work with the Innisfil Community Church and the Innisfil Food Bank. \u00a0Initially \u00a0the \u00a0program \u00a0was called \u00a0\u201cAdopt \u00a0a \u00a0family\u201d, \u00a0but \u00a0as \u00a0the \u00a0program grew it was time to have an official name. \u00a0In 2005, a naming contest was held and the Gilford United Church Sunday School came up with the name \u201cChristmas for Kids\u201d. In January 2012, \u201cChristmas for Kids\u201d became a registered charity. We thought the name should reflect \u00a0that \u00a0we \u00a0help \u00a0families \u00a0all \u00a0year \u00a0round and \u00a0so \u00a0we \u00a0were \u00a0registered \u00a0under \u00a0the \u00a0name \u201cChristmas for Kids\u201d (all year round). In 2024 we changed our name to Community for Kids to better reflect the year round nature of our charity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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