Corporal Nicole Sellers helps bag oranges for Thanksgiving Cheer Crates at the Hugh Cairns VC Armoury. Teamed up with Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation and Canpotex, with help from volunteers, they will deliver cheer crates to more than 750 students and families of Saskatoon Public Schools in advance of Thanksgiving weekend. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. (Michelle Berg / Saskatoon StarPhoenix).Photo by Michelle Berg/sas

Thanksgiving cheer crates to be delivered to Saskatoon public school families

Nearly 800 families are getting a helping hand in time for the Thanksgiving long weekend.

by · Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Nearly 800 families are getting a helping hand in time for the Thanksgiving long weekend.

The Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation — with support from Canpotex, local volunteers and the 38 Combat Engineer Regiment at Hugh Cairns VC Armoury — spent Tuesday coordinating, packaging and delivering cheer crates to support families from around 50 Saskatoon public schools.

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