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Donation portal started by Smithers and other local stakeholders for those in need

The Town of Smithers, Political Leaders, businesses and Social Service Organizations have launched a focal point, where residents can make donations for those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The stakeholders met at a local virtual round table and agreed to set up the ICare COVID Response portal with the Proton Foundation, where donations will be accepted for different Social Service Organizations.

According to Smithers Deputy Mayor Gladys Atrill, residents have been expressing a desire to donate to people in need during the pandemic. 

Atrill said the portal is a way for the organizations and residents to connect.

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“The donation portal that was created will allow those two to connect and it will be through those social service groups so, it’s not going to be the individual supply for support but it would be an agency who knows there’s a family in need or a specific need that is not being fulfilled any other way,” she said.

When people donate there are two buckets to donate into, one for food and essentials and another for general donations.

Atrill spoke highly on how the community has come together.

“It’s just amazing other people say here’s a problem, other people say here’s a potential solution and the community creativity just goes to work,” 

Donations will be accepted by:

All donations will receive a charitable tax receipt and 100%  of the funds will be used for local responses with local service groups.

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Lindsay Newman
Lindsay Newman
News Reporter Lindsay joined the MyBulkleyLakesNow news team in 2019. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario where she then moved to Toronto to complete Journalism school at Humber College where she graduated in 2017. Lindsay started her news journey at 680 News- Toronto's largest talk radio station. Lindsay then moved on to 680 News, where she was an audio editor. She has always loved the idea of living in British Columbia since she was a teenager and was excited to make the to move out to Smithers, BC to branch out her journalism skills. In Lindsay's spare time she is usually relaxing with her two cats and in the warmer months going on hikes with her friends and partner.

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