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Dilico hits record mark in Christmas Wish campaign (3 photos)

In the campaign's 10th year of distributing gift baskets to disadvantaged youth, 900 toy bags were bundled for Christmas morning.

THUNDER BAY - It’s been a record year for the Dilico Christmas Wish campaign.

In the campaign's 10th year, 900 gift bags were filled for children who will wake up to some extra gifts on Christmas morning.

It’s the most they’ve ever distributed in a single year.

“A lot of children and families in need are going to have a wonderful Christmas morning opening gifts and that’s really important to us,” executive director Darcia Borg said.

The Anishinabek family care group at Dilico provides service to Anishinabek people in the Thunder Bay region.

The Christmas Wish campaign provides families from within the Dilico care group with bags of toys.

Starting on Monday, they will be distributed to children throughout Thunder Bay, and 13 First Nation communities which fall under the group’s service range.

The campaign involved many working parts including a $1,000 donation from Holy Family School, and help from the Grade 12 drama class at St. Patrick High School, among others.

For the past month, other community members have been purchasing and assembling toy baskets that are specific to the requests of recipients. The empty bags included details like age, gender, and gift preferences.

Borg says the personalized bags are a special feature that makes Christmas morning so much more exciting for the children.

“That’s the really neat thing about our campaign,” she said. “I think it brings more meaning to people shopping and giving that they can identify with the age of the child and their wants.”

Borg wanted to thank the community on behalf of Dilico Anishinabek Family Care for a positive campaign.

“Dilico has always had terrific support from Thunder Bay, and this year really showed.”



Michael Charlebois

About the Author: Michael Charlebois

Michael Charlebois was born and raised in Thunder Bay, where he attended St. Patrick High School and graduated in 2015. He attends Carleton University in Ottawa where he studies journalism.
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