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A Heart-Warming Success with Canada Post and The Salvation Army (2002-03-27 14:52:30) (Posted by: The Salvation Army) The success of the "Warmest Wishes Boot Fund™" has meant that The Salvation Army, in partnership with Canada Post, has been able to provide boots and warm clothing for thousands of Canadian children and adults in need through the winter months. For every exclusive Canada Post Hallmark™ Holiday Keepsake sold in its postal outlets during the 2001 holiday season, Canada Post donated $1.00 to the "Warmest Wishes Boot Fund". The program raised a total of $50,000, which The Salvation Army distributed to areas where it was needed the most. Well over 90 centres across Canada received a donation, and it is estimated that thousands of boots and gift certificates were purchased to help keep little and big toes warm this winter. Here are some examples of how the "Warmest Wishes Boot Fund" met the needs of Canadians across the country:  Five children lost their parents on December 22, 2001. Their grandmother could take in the oldest, a teenager, but the other four, ranging in age from 9 to 15, began to live with a low-income family. They were taken to the local Saan store to buy boots through this fund, together with the woman looking after the children.  A young woman 21 years old is raising a family of eight following her mother's death. She is taking care of three children of her own, three siblings and two youngsters her father left with her. She was very grateful for the boots The Salvation Army bought her through the "Warmest Wishes Boot Fund".  Just before Christmas, a fire took the lives of two boys and their mother, leaving two other children behind, aged six and eight. They lost all their winter clothing, but through the "Warmest Wishes Boot Fund" they received coats, boots, hats and mittens.  A young man who was unable to find work was doing snow shoveling with only a pair of sneakers on his feet. He received a pair of boots.  Funds are being used to provide footwear through the "Out of the Cold" program and at the refugee reception centre for new immigrants to Canada. On behalf of all those who have been helped by the "Warmest Wishes Boot Fund", The Salvation Army would like to thank Canada Post Corporation for its generous donation and its willingness to help those in need in such a practical way. Thanks, too, to all those Canadians who purchased an ornament at a Canada Post outlet in order to support the program and share in the spirit of the season.