Taber joining other communities, including Lethbridge, for Coldest Night of the Year
LETHBRIDGE – The hungry of Taber and area will benefit from this year’s Coldest Night of the Year event.
The national charity walk to support the less privileged is in its seventh year in Lethbridge, where proceeds go to Streets Alive Mission. But in Taber it’s the first year of the event, to benefit the Taber Food Bank Society.
Event director Matilda van Huizen said the food bank was approached by the national organization behind Coldest Night of the Year about taking part, and it’s starting to pick up steam with approximately one week to go. Nearly 50 walkers were signed up as of Friday, Feb. 16.
“Our goal is to try to raise $20,000 and we’re over 30 per cent of the way there, so we’re quite happy with that,” van Huizen told Lethbridge News Now. “At this point we are blessed with whatever we can receive from the community. We have businesses, we have individuals, we have churches, we have groups. They always seem to come together and help us out.”