Stuffing the bus to help Six Nations kids heading back to school

Six Nations Grand River Development Corp worked to stuff a school bus with school supplies for Six Nations chiledren. (Photo by Austin Evans)

By Austin Evans Writer Six Nations Bingo collected $10,000 of school supplies to help kids start the school year off right. From August 6 to August 24, Six Nations Bingo invited the community to donate school supplies, student supplies and school toys. Donors received special bingo cards in exchange for their donations which could be used in two bingo games on August 24. Each game had a prize of $1500. Players got a card each time they donated, encouraging them to donate multiple times to increase their odds of winning. Six Nations Bingo is a division of Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC). SNGRDC CEO Matt Jamieson said they collected an estimated $10,000 worth of donations and gave out about 200 bingo cards. “At last count we…

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