Local Businesses Team Up to Adopt Families For Christmas
Local business owner and Milton resident Dan O'Neill, known around town as 'Big Dan' has teamed up with Lumberville's Pasquale Mercurio Jr. to raise money to provide Christmas for families that cannot afford it. When asked why, Big Dan's reason is to continue a family tradition: "When my dad was alive he always provided a Christmas dinner for those families who needed it. He would also make my siblings and I pick one of our Christmas gifts and donate that gift to those same families. It has always been my dream to carry on this tradition in his honour. Even though we have not lived in Milton long, Kristi and I consider this home and we want the Town of Milton to know we want to support the community in as many ways as we can. The Adopt Families for Christmas is one of the more important ways we want to give back to the community, and we hope this is just the start of a long journey paying it forward."
The families being supported will be helped through the efforts of Halton Women's Place and Kerr Street Ministries. The program was launched recently by Milton Mayor Gord Krantz and representatives from both charities at the Lumberville store. In commenting on what this program will mean to Miltonians, Mayor Krantz commented that this initiative is a shining example of the community-mindedness of Miltonians, both long-time and new residents.
You can drop off supermarket gift cards, un-wrapped children's gifts and other donations to Lumberville at 318 Bronte St. S in Milton or to Platemaker at 420 Main St. E. #401 (the UPS Store).
From left to right, back row are: Pasquale Mercurio Jr., Christina Mackay from Halton Women's Place, Representatives from Kerr Street Ministries, Dan & Kristi O'Neill of Platemaker. Front Row is Mayor Krantz and staff of Platemaker.
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