02/12/2024
Thanks to the generosity of our community, we are pleased to share our fourth annual Festival of Trees raised $40,000 for Brooks Early Learning Academy and the Brooks Food Bank Foundation 🤎
BELA’s Festival of Trees is proud to present a total of $25,000 to our 2024 co-beneficiary the Brooks Food Bank Foundation. This group works tirelessly to support those struggling with food insecurity. We thank you for helping aid their work and we urge our community to continue to step-up for the Food Bank this holiday season and into the new year.
On Saturday, we shared with our Jingle & Mingle guests the importance of early learning, the challenges our students and their families are facing, and the values our founder, Jody Rutherford instilled in our program. Thanks to the community support of our most festive fundraiser, Brooks Early Learning Academy will receive $15,000 With these funds, BELA will continue to deliver the program Jody built and uphold the highest standards for early learning in her memory.
A special thank-you to our sponsors: BELA, Broersen Construction, CDN Controls, Eclipse Controls, City of Brooks, Heritage Inn Hotel and Convention Centre, Hicks Jewellers, International Petroleum Corp., J’adore Decor, J.F. Safety Consulting Inc., Kinsmen Club of Brooks, Krinke Law, and Top Gun Well Services.
We would also like to thank those who sponsored and donated raffle or fundraising prizes, as well as those who contributed to our silent and live auctions!
Every item and every cent offered made BELA’s Festival of Trees possible and we can’t thank-you enough for supporting early learning and your local food bank 🎄✨