Smile cookie challenge has a winner

Coaldale wins the Smile Cookie Challenge raising a grand of over 13 thousand dollars in cookie sales. After a friendly competition between Taber and Coaldale during the annual fundraising week, which was held from April 28 til May 4, its opponent, Taber raised over 11 thousand dollars. The result of this fundraising for both communities is a total grant of around 24-thousand 700 hundred dollars which will be destinated to its local Family & Community Support Services or FSCC. The Major of Coaldale, Jack Van Rijn talk more on this successful campaign.

This annual campaign supports over 600 charities and community groups across Canada in the United States.

Heidi Echavarria

Heidi was born in Bogota, Colombia and lived there until she was 18, then she moved to Caracas, Venezuela where she finished her bachelor's degree in journalism. Since 2010 she covered political issues related to the government of former president Hugo Chávez and his political opponents, management, death and transition to a new government. Likewise, Heidi did research, wrote chronicles, reports and news in the social, community, and cultural areas. In 2019, Heidi, along with her husband and three children, moved to Aurora, Ontario where she worked at Teen Challenge Canada. In September 2023, she moved to Lethbridge, Alberta. Heidi also has a diploma in Addictions and Community Health. In 2024, she joined at Bridge City News team as a Video Journalist to produce a wide range of stories including those which are faith based glorifying Jesus Christ.

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