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Volunteer gift wrappers needed for Gift Wrap & Coat Check station at St. Vital Centre

October 20, 2016

Since 2010, volunteers have helped raise over $125,000 for St.Amant Foundation through the Gift Wrap & Coat Check! These proceeds help increase the quality of life for children and adults with developmental disabilities and autism in Manitoba!
The Gift Wrap & Coat Check will once again be located between the Winnipeg Jets Gear Store and London Drugs.
If you’re interested in volunteering this year, you can sign up online by clicking here.
NOTE: if the volunteer shift you wish only requires 4 volunteers and you wish to bring 6 friends/family – please do so. After you register online, you will receive a confirmation email. If ever you need to change/delete your shift, you can click on the link in the confirmation email and make the necessary changes. Also consider sharing this email with your family, friends and colleagues!
Special events at St. Vital Centre:
Behind Closed Doors Coat/Parcel Check – November 19 from 7pm – 10:30pm
Cop Shop – November 23 from 10am – 2pm
Black Friday Shopping – November 25 from 10am – 9pm
Celebrity Wrap Battle – December 7 at 11:30am in the Food Hall, St. Vital Centre
If you have any questions, please contact:
Christie Lafreniere
Assistant, St.Amant Foundation
Tel. 204-256-4301 ext 2002
clafreniere@stamant.ca

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