05/31/2026
They could use a little help and since during my 2 months of Grinchmas Giving I get everyone to donate to local charities this is the one I support whole heartedly, along side the Our Child Our Futures who is also in this race. Please vote today is the last day!
These charities need support all year round, not just when Im wearing a suit and doing events to help them gain donations (I only take help for loot and candy from my family and friends during my season, I do not take donations for Grinchmas fivi g thats all iut of mg own pocket and carefulky calculated).
The food bank supports families and their staff who work tirelessly and without complaint to ensure no family goes without food they need. The least we can do is make a small donation when ever we have a little extra to give, it would really help them and many families across our community.
As we can see on the news and here in our own community, we have many people homeless and struggling for basic necessities while many refugees live life better than most middle class hard working Canadians (myself included). This has put a statun on every service across Ontario and is only going to get worse from the predictions....
The great thing about the smaller northern communities is that we help our people, and we come together to help others when times get hard and I would like to think that while times are hard, and our country is navigating the influx of people it has taken in, that we can help out our local food banks and hubs for children to ensure they are getting what they need (sizable donations get you a tax receipt which can be helpful to some people and business).
I never ask for anything for myself, but as a Northerner I am asking for our community to get some much needed help. As the hot summer months are here and after being in the cold all winter this transition will be hard on the people who live unhoused across our community.
I recently met some moms with children who are on housing waiting list for 4 plus years locally and living in 1 bedroom apartments trying to manage through tough times with no jobs being given because they dont get a wage subsidy.... imagine 2 adults and 3 kids living in a one bedroom apartment while housing complexes are full of newer Canadians we found room for (drive by a houseing complex lots of brand new cars and very few people from this country will be found)... this blows my mind and makes me sad for the future of our country and the people who built it... these women I met where greatful to have a roof and the things they needed and in no way complained but this is not the Canada I once knew and loved.... (i am not anti immigration but it could have been handled better for the sake of our future generations, the ones who will have no safe futures with where things are heading currently 🥲)
Please consider helping our local food banks and showing them how much we appriciate their tireless dedication to our community and the most vulnerable of our community with no discrimination, only big hearts wanting to help everyone they can.
Thats the one thing about Canada that wont change is our kindness and compassion for others, and our local charities need us to help out, to ensure their are resources for everyone, as the need keeps growing larger every month.
Please vote but if you can add a little donation to any local food bank of your choice I would be greatful 💚🫶💚
I do many free events and work hard for 2 months a year, to bring attention to our community needs around Christmas, but the need is all year round and I have considered a few options on how to help those needs to be met in the community by expanding the scope of Grinchmas Giving into something a bit bigger with more costumes and shenanigans. I will have to discuss these options with some of my business contacts and start building a new kind of giving project, with alot more community involvement because I cant just look the other way when so many people are suffering, even if it was my last dollar, my favorite shoes, or my best shirt, id give it to someone in need because I created a life for myself not based on what I have or dont have(cause truth be told I had nothing my whole life until I escaped the local child protection system at 17 and began to build a life for myself free of them). My life is based on who I can help with the tools in my tool box to create a better world around me... Im happy with the bare minimum and have no desire to kill myself working everyday to keep up with the Jone's, I dont really like the Jone's to be honest🤷♀️. Id rather have lunch in energy court with real people than sit at a high end restaurant with people, my values dont align with... I can spend my extra time and money on things that matter and will make a real impact in the community, I hope many of you feel the same way too 💚🫶💚
Please help where you can because if we all work together we can help "all" our community members through these difficult times. And from personal experience, hard times always pass, with a little hard work and some elbow grease 💚💪💚
Sudbury we need your help🚨
The Sudbury Food Bank has entered the McDougall Community Contest.
When you support us, you’re not just supporting one organization but you’re helping 41 member agencies across our community that work every day to help individuals and families facing food insecurity.
For you, it's just a click, but you're actually changing someone's life. 🙏
If you've been following us or appreciate what we we do, this is a simple way you can support us.
Please take a moment to vote for us here:
https://platform.votigo.com/fbcontests/showentry/McDougallCommunityContest2026/3799113
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⚠️The deadline to Vote is Sunday, May 31!
