{"id":45251,"date":"2018-02-25T11:08:50","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T16:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=45251"},"modified":"2018-02-25T14:15:46","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T19:15:46","slug":"walkers-raise-over-20000-for-the-table-soup-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/walkers-raise-over-20000-for-the-table-soup-kitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"Walkers raise more than $20,000 for The Table Soup Kitchen Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night (February 24), 58 walkers and 23 volunteers showed their support for the hungry, the hurting and the homeless while raising nearly $20,000 for The Table Soup Kitchen Foundation<\/span>. <\/a><\/p>\n

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Huntsville was one of 120 communities across Canada participating in The Coldest Night of the Year walking event. With all of the local proceeds going to The Table Soup Kitchen Foundation, businesses, churches, friends and families came together and formed teams to walk either two, five or 10 kilometres through Huntsville.<\/p>\n

The money will be put into the general fund at The Table and go toward the six services they offer \u2014 soup kitchen, food bank, exchange store, love connection, community kitchen and men’s shelter\/hostel.<\/p>\n

Heather Berg, The Table’s CEO, has been organizing The Coldest Night of the Year event in Huntsville for six years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s this time of year that people are often forgotten about and donations are quite slim,\u201d said Berg. \u201cThis event gives us the opportunity to show them our love, compassion and support year after year.”<\/p>\n

MBRP, lead sponsors of The Coldest Night of the Year, have been walking in the event since its inception. This year they donated $2,500 to The Table.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are always happy to show our love and support for this cause. The Table reaches beyond Huntsville and they\u2019re always here when people need them,\u201d said Ginger Barkey, MBRP’s CFO.<\/p>\n\n\t\t