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House Hansard - 55

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 7, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 55 - Apr/7/22
Mrs. Marie-France Lalonde (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
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Mr. Speaker, on Monday, April 4, I had the privilege of participating in a local fundraiser in support of Ukraine. Thanks to Mayor Jim Watson and local elected officials, Councillors Matt Luloff, Laura Dudas and Catherine Kitts, for joining us. The community of Orleans was invited to visit the drive-thru set up at Soul Stone Restaurant to pick up delicious, traditional Ukrainian delicacies, perogies and borscht. This amazing event was organized by the Knights of Columbus in partnership with Sam and Emily Hee, owners of Soul Stone Sushi Bar and Grill, who graciously provided their indoor space to the many volunteers to help set up the distribution of food. I want to recognize John Sanko and his family for his effort and his leadership in making this such a great success. Orleans residents naturally responded to the call, as 609 dozen perogies were sold within two hours. With a fundraising goal of $20,000 between this event and the GoFundMe page, today we have reached close to $19,000. All of the proceeds are going to the Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal. Again, I thank Orleans for its generosity and support.
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