Kristie Card and Paul Card of Battery Boy presents a cheque for $2,500.00 and batteries to Rose Peseski of Chatham Goodfellows.   Battery Boy is a great partner of Chatham Goodfellows.  Battery Boy was one of the first business to come forward to assist Chatham Goodfellows in 2014 to replenish their battery stock after a large amount of batteries were stolen in a break …

The goal at the Chatham-Kent Family Health Team is to provide the very best health care which is patient-centred and responsive to local community needs.  Yesterday the whole Chatham-Kent Family Health Team gathered to have a Christmas dinner.  The team gathered toys and food to donate to Chatham Goodfellows.   Pictured in the photograph L-R Director of the Board, Wayne Schnabel, …

At Santa’s Day Off, Tim Haskell, of Chatham Goodfellows, accepted toys and a starter coin collectors set from local coin collector, Colin Cutler, who made it a point of coming to the Superstore to drop off the coin set and toys.  During CKSY’s Jay Poole’s live broadcast, Tim and Colin discovered they had something in common; both benefited from the …

The Chatham Goodfellows  62nd  annual porchlight campaign has concluded for another year.  The Board of directors are very pleased with the great turnout of volunteers, and the generous citizens of Chatham-Kent. Chatham-Kent residents donated over 130  banana boxes fully of toys and non-perishable food.  In addition to the toys and food, over $41,900.00 in cash was donated, which is $1,900.00 more …

Canadian Tire in Chatham and CKSY Radio held a Hatchimal Toy Auction yesterday morning.  The proceeds of the auction go to the Chatham Goodfellows No Child Without a Christmas Campaign.  Hatchimals are the hottest Christmas gift this year, and the response by CKSY listeners was overwhelming.  Melissa and Jonathan Abrosimoff of London were highest bidders at $330.00.  Melissa Abrosimoff was …

Union Gas Employees are continuing to provide outstanding support to Chatham Goodfellows: The Union Gas Blue Flame Club has been involved with Chatham Goodfellows as far back as 1975.   During the early years, bins were placed in the lobby at head office and employees donated food and toy items.  For every pound of food collected the Sales and Marketing department donated $1.00 through their “Care-A-Ton” …

The Ladies of St. Anne of Immaculee Conception & St. Philippe Parish In Pain Court decided to hold a toy drive for the 2016 Christmas season.  On November 6th,  a Christmas tree was placed at back of the church and decorated with pink and blue cut-out paper angels.  Parishioners were invited to pick an angel and purchase a gift for a child of the …

Union Gas and Chatham Goodfellows have a media conference scheduled for Thursday  December 1, 2016 at 10:30 am at the Union Gas Head Office 50 Keil Drive North Chatham.  Union Gas and their staff will be announcing their Chatham Goodfellows campaign contributions for 2016.    Please enter through front doors of Union Gas Head Office, 50 Keil Drive North in …

The Stitchin’ Sisters gather to sew quilts in the auditorium at St. Andrew’s Residence and have their yearly donation to the Chatham Goodfellows ready for the Christmas baskets. From left, with Goodfellows Toy Co-chair Tim Haskell are Joanne Smith, Jane Jenner, Marlene Warren, Barb Chandler, Sharon Wilkins, Diane Tatchell, Mary Deturck, Barb Slavik and Marlene Ternoey. For 13 years, a …

This year Chatham Towing and Portable Storage teamed up to enter a float in the Downtown Chatham Santa Claus Parade to gather non-perishable food for Chatham Goodfellows.  Chatham Towing and Portable Storage employees pushed shopping carts provided by Food Basics along the parade route to collect the non-perishable food.  In addition to the food collected Friday evening, other local business …