The spirit of giving was alive in Saskatoon as organizations distributed and gathered food that will help make the Christmas season a bit brighter for those in need.
Dozens of volunteers helped the Denny Carr Secret Santa campaign distribute 720 Christmas hampers at Confederation Mall on Thursday.
The hampers, which will help an estimated 2,500 people, include food for a week, toys and books for the children, and all the ingredients for Christmas dinner.
All of the items came from the Saskatoon community, including 29,000 pounds of food from Saskatoon Co-op stores.
Across the city the annual Rock 102 Stuff the Bus campaign for the Saskatoon Food Bank was another big success.
The 12-hour event at the Saskatoon Co-op store on Eighth Street saw two city transit buses filled with donated food and more than $45,000 raised for the food bank.
