The Creston Valley Community Housing Society was delighted to receive $15,000 from the Creston Valley Gleaners Society toward the construction of a six-unit family housing project at 215 25th Ave. S. Construction began in August and it is anticipated that the first families will be welcomed into the building in the fall of 2015.
The Gleaners was the first group to step up to support the housing society when it began its work in 2008 and remains its biggest local supporter. Because of their work operating the food bank, Gleaners volunteers are the first to see the effects of poverty on families in the valley.
Other local supporters include the Creston-Kootenay Foundation, the Creston Ministerial Association and the Creston Lions Club, along with many citizens. Watch for fundraising events, beginning with a dinner on Jan. 17.
—CRESTON VALLEY COMMUNITY HOUSING SOCIETY