{"id":21267,"date":"2020-11-17T09:12:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T14:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=21267"},"modified":"2020-11-17T12:25:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T17:25:59","slug":"fergus-lions-toy-drive-looks-different-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/fergus-lions-toy-drive-looks-different-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Fergus Lions toy drive looks different this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since 1998, the <a href=\"https:\/\/ferguslionsclub.org\">Fergus Lions Club<\/a> and Reliable Ford have teamed up to collect toys, gift certificates, and cash donations for the toy drive.<\/p>\n<p>But the 22<sup>nd<\/sup> annual Fergus Lions Reliable Ford Toy Drive will look quite different this year because of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cwfoodbank.org\">Centre Wellington Food Bank\u2019s<\/a> (CWFB) Christmas hamper program will not be accepting toys this year, due to pandemic restrictions, and will focus solely on the collection of gift cards and cash donations.<\/p>\n<p>Gary Waterhouse, toy drive chairman, said there is one very important thing to keep in mind for this year\u2019s drive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey want gift cards, or gift certificates, but they must, absolutely must, have the cash receipt for the purchase of that gift card,\u201d Waterhouse stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Waterhouse says this is so the food bank can see the value on the card, and ensure they are all distributed properly to those in need.<\/p>\n<p>He says it\u2019s going to be a tough year for the food bank because of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are a community, and we need to help those in the community that are experiencing problems because of this COVID-19 thing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Waterhouse said he is hoping that next year they can go back to their normal way of doing business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor this year we can\u2019t, we can\u2019t deny the fact that the people who need the services of the food bank need it now, and probably more so than they did in the past. So, we\u2019re trying to achieve as many gift certificates and cash donations as we possibly can,\u201d Waterhouse said.<\/p>\n<p>He says the Fergus Lions Club donated $2,000 to the CWFB Christmas hamper program to get it off to a good start.<\/p>\n<p>Gift cards can be dropped off at Reliable Ford or at 124 John St. in Elora.<\/p>\n<p>The Fergus Lions Reliable Ford Toy Drive runs until Dec. 2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gary Waterhouse, toy drive chairman:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-21267-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WATERHOUSE-EDITED.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WATERHOUSE-EDITED.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WATERHOUSE-EDITED.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 1998, the Fergus Lions Club and Reliable Ford have teamed up to collect toys, gift certificates, and cash donations for the toy drive. But the 22nd annual Fergus Lions Reliable Ford Toy Drive will look quite different this year because of COVID-19. 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