Royal City Mission credits community response in call for donations
Global News
Around $70,000 was needed to avoid having to cut hours of operation and services.
The Guelph community has answered the call in helping a local homeless shelter keep its doors open.
The Royal City Mission was on the verge of having to reduce hours and services unless it was able to raise around $70,000 by mid-October.
Pastor Kevin Coghill said on Friday they were able to reach their target goal.
“Even the first day, we started to see people respond quickly,” said Coghill, who also serves as executive director at the Royal City Mission.
“There has been amazing little donations that I know people always think, ‘It wasn’t very much.’ But the reality is, it was a bunch of small donations that made up a large amount.”
The organization is located inside Chalmers United Church on Quebec Street and provides shelter and meals for people less fortunate. Coghill said they will be able continue to with their service delivery until the end of January.
“Without that money, we were going to be cutting back four hours a day of programming.”
However, despite reaching their goal, they are not exactly out of the woods yet. With the economy affecting people’s pocketbooks, they will be watching to see how things will continue to unfold.
