Article contentThis year’s online Irish Miracle was a success raising more than $25,000 for St. Vincent de Paul but organizers hope the traditional door-to-door food collection by St. Patrick’s Catholic High School students and volunteers can return next Christmas. This was the 37th year for the annual city-wide food drive by students at the high school to help the local St. Vincent de Paul organization fill Christmas food hampers, but the drive couldn’t be held because of pandemic restrictions. Online Irish Miracle raises $25,000 for St. Vincent de Paul in Sarnia area Back to videoInstead, online financial donations were collected on the agency’s website in the weeks before Christmas. “We are thrilled, and we were so happy we were able to help this year in these strange times,” said Martina Austin, a teacher at the school. “I have to say, Sarnia never fails to impress.”It was the first time the annual event had to switch to an online financial donation campaign and organizers at the school weren’t sure what to expect.

Source: The Local December 24, 2020 16:18 UTC