LITTLE CURRENT—The season of giving is upon us once again and the folks at Orr’s Valumart are gearing up for another Stuff-an-Ambulance event this coming Friday at the Little Current store.
“It’s been a bit of a whirlwind around here lately,” noted store owner Andrew Orr, who is busy juggling the final touches on a new home and dealing with the continuing staff shortages brought on by the double-whammy of the ongoing COVID pandemic and a resurgent flu season.
Still, the annual fundraiser is at the top of the busy store owner’s to-do list and he has enlisted local emergency services workers and The Expositor to lend a helping hand.
“I have folks from the Manitoulin OPP, the UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service, paramedics and the fire department coming,” said Mr. Orr. “Staff from the Expositor are also coming to help out.”
This year will be a little pared back, thanks to the aforementioned flu and COVID seasons, however. “We will be just serving hot chocolate to help warm people up,” said Mr. Orr, noting that the usual hot dog barbecue will not be in the cards this year.
Stuff-an-Ambulance will begin on Friday, December 15 and will run from 3 pm and 6 pm. Folks are encouraged to bring their non-perishable foods and/or toys to the Orr’s Valumart parking lot and help make this year’s event one of the best ever.
