Lethbridge charitable organizations in need of donations year-round [Video]

LETHBRIDGE –

Many of Lethbridge’s charitable organizations hold large Christmas fundraising campaigns, but once the new year hits, the need for donations is still there.

“Most charities do rely on that season of giving from Thanksgiving till Christmas, but we do need to operate year-round as the need is here year-round, and so we are hoping the community doesn’t forget about us now that Christmas has passed and that they look forward to getting engaged with us in various ways throughout the year,” said Danielle McIntyre, executive director of the Lethbridge Interfaith Food Bank.

Demand for charitable supports typically remains high until the summer months.

Many charities are also helping more people than they ever have before.

“Our capacity is 90. If we do two sittings, that’s 180. We can still handle that, but we’ve had well over 200; 224 I think we had one day in November. … We’re doing up …