Thorndale extends a helping hand to a community in need
- Nancy Abra
- Nov 12
- 2 min read
By Nancy Abra
As time goes on, there are more people who find themselves in unfavourable living conditions and circumstances. Sara McClean, a compassionate 14-year-old of Thorndale, loves to help people and make a difference.
Over the past few years, she has been working with Advocate Connections, a non-profit group which is 100 per-cent run by volunteers, supporting people experiencing homelessness or going through hard times. Together, they hand out food, clothing, hygiene items and raise money to support people who need it most.
“I am hoping to take that impact further through my HighFive for Change Campaign,” McClean said. “I am asking people to donate $5 a month (or $60 for the year) to help Advocate Connections continue their important work.
“Our goal is to reach 350 monthly donations of $5 to raise $20,000 that will go directly toward advocacy, outreach and basic-needs support.”
Priyank Shah, owner of Sassy’s in Thorndale, said he was very impressed by McClean’s kindness and wanted to help with her campaign. On the weekend of Oct. 24-26, Sassy’s donated $10 from every large pizza sold, $5 from every medium size and $3 from every small pizza sold for a total of $400 donated to the HighFive for Change Campaign.
“Thank you to this wonderful community of Thorndale,” Shah said, “for buying our pizzas and supporting Sara’s campaign. I hope to do this again in December.”
“I really appreciate Sassy’s willingness to partner with me to raise money for such an important cause, supporting people living on the streets” McClean said. “They didn’t hesitate to offer their help when I asked them, and they are even offering to do this again next month. They are the best.”
To contribute to McClean’s HighFive for Change Campaign, donations can be sent through e-transfer to sarahighfive@yahoo.com with charitable receipts available for donations of $50 or more through Advocate Connections.
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