Thanks to Dan Schell for writing such a great piece.

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Voting just opened for the 2nd round of the Pepsi Refresh Project and we need YOUR support!

You can vote for us once per day here; http://www.refresheverything.ca/northhastingscommunitytrust

Once you get there and vote, it is easy to share our idea with your friends and family via Facebook and Twitter to help us get more votes.

If your web-browser won't let you click the link above you can go to the Refresh Everything page and search for us under the Food and Shelter category. We are competing f...
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Community Trust Donation
by Ken MacPherson

Rev. Rita Marie Browning (left) donated $300 to North Hastings Community Trust, on behalf of the Bancroft Spiritual Centre. Accepting the cheque is Lindsay Jolly (NHCT Program Coordinator). The Trust provides emergency financial assistance and community referrals to low-income families, individuals and children.


THANKS so much to the Bancroft Spiritual Centre for their generous donation in support of this non-profit agency, we anticipate meeting to dis...
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If you are going to buy gas anyways, why not contribute to a great cause in the process?

Well now it is not only easy and convenient - it is free!

Say you would normally fill up your vehicle and spend about $50 doing so. Well now all you have to do is purchase Esso gift cards first and use them to pay for your gas. You can even use these gift cards to purchase drinks and snacks.

Without you spending any more than your normally would at the pumps, you will see $2 donated for every special United ...
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We would like to offer a big thank you to the Community Justice Fund for their recent donation to the North Hastings Community Trust. We understand the number of applications received this year was higher than in previous years so we are grateful to still be included. Interesting statistic; 26% of the client who receive funding from the Trust are victims of crime, this includes victims of domestic violence, other types of assault and theft. The funds granted here will be used to help such cli...
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