01/08/2026
You want to know who makes it happen?
Christmas in King is powered by an extraordinary group of volunteers, including:
▪️ Leona Zadoyko, Hamper Coordinator and Nobleton Liaison
▪️ Patti Skrypek, Shopping Volunteer Coordinator, and her team of 12
▪️Karen Marshall, Registrar and Coordinator of the “South North Pole,” with support from Chris Somerville and Sue Delaney
▪️Bonnie Mooney, Turkey Coordinator
▪️Anne Campbell, King City Liaison
▪️Pat Johnston, Kettleby Liaison
▪️Lina D’Onofrio and Mary Benvenuto, who led the collection of 150 specified gifts at St. Mary’s
▪️Tonnes (literally) of pickups and deliveries by Bill Peel and Lianne Unwin, along with Shervin Baghani, Jennifer Somerville, Ajit and Kay Dhamrait, Dennis Mooney, and the Kokelj Wreath Delivery Team
▪️Melissa Jurik, who led the effort to provide hampers and gifts from The Well congregation
▪️Kathy Patterson, who coordinated hamper donations at St. Andrew’s
▪️Geoff Simpson, volunteer website support
▪️Filomena Mazzuca, Instagram & Facebook communications
And the many “day-of” volunteers whose willing hands and smiling faces made distribution days joyful and welcoming.
As coordinator of this project, it’s an honour to be associated with this amazing group. My deepest wish is that we will all assemble to do it again in 2026.
Carol Ann Trabert