Christmas Cheer is VERY fortunate to have many local businesses who support the concept that ... "Everyone Deserves To Have A Christmas". Aside from monetary donations, (which is obviously a HUGE part of our program), many businesses support us through in-kind gifts of products and/or services.

The list below is growing every week as more and more local businesses step forward to help.

We'd like to thank the following businesses for their on-going support of Barrie & District Christmas Cheer;

Web Link	Donated Product and/or Service
	B101 and FM93 have been strong supporters of Barrie and District Christmas Cheer since our very first year back in 1978. in 2009, they went OVER THE TOP, with TWO live morning show broadcasts at the Christmas Cheer Distribution Centre. They also joined forces with the members of the Auilliary OPP in Barrie to com,plete a one-day donation BLITZ on December 19, 2009. The event, (at the north Barrie Wal-mart raised 6 cruisers and two limo FULL of donated toys and food, PLUS over $6,400 in CASH for Christmas Cheer! Thank you B101 and FM 93 for helping us spread the Cheer.
	Dec 2009 - Once again Winners in South Barrie has stepped up to support Christmas Cheer. Store Manager Greg Bruce donated more than $1700 in Gift Certificates. Thanks Greg! This gift will be happliy received by some of the 1,800 family looking for support from Christmas Cheer this season.
	The ROCK95-KOOLFM Toy Drive has been a tremendous supporter of Christmas Cheer. Each yearm the toy drive raises cash for Christmas Cheer. Always in the $5,000 range, THIS year, they donated 12,000 much needed dollars. In 2008, they gave us our largest ever single donation of $38,000! Thank you ROCK 95 and KOOL FM and to ALL local residents and businesses who contributed to the toy drive!
	For many years, Trillium Signs and Designs had provided Christmas Cheer with no cost banners and siganage for our distribution centre.
	PBM Realty Holdings Inc. has donated this space for the 2008 Christmas Cheer Distribution. In the past, this has cost us over $5,000. In what promised to be a very challenging year for Christmas Cheer, We're very greatful to PBM's Property and Transportation Manager, Phillip Moore, for his company's generousity.
	Zehrs has been a strong supporter of Christmas Cheer for years. They offer us excellent discounts on our food purchases, they deliver our purchases, and turkeys, along with supporting the Caring Cartridge program and much more. A solid partner for years!
	Theresa Vincent of UCA Branding has helped Christmas Cheer several times over the years, including donating materials and expert labour for signage, our promotional over-sized cheque and custom airbrushing. UCA Branding is at 159 Anne Street South.
	Anne Earle at the UPS store at Cedar Point has been a faithful support of Christmas Cheer, producing our rack cards, supplying envelopes, printing posters all with a fast turnaround. 75 Cedar Pointe Dr., Barrie ON L4N 9R3
	Simcoe Office Product's Caring Cartridge Program has donated more than $ 11,000 to Christmas Cheer over the past two years. A list of drop off locations and further program details are available by clicking here.
	The Ink Spot donates all of our printing needs through the holidays. This includes our appeal letters to private and corporate donors, our letterhead, envelopes and other important printed materials.
	For years, Christmas Cheer has relied on generous donations of boxes from Peter Moore and the staff at Moore Packaging in Barrie. They supply us with donation boxes that you see in drop off locations through the holiday season, as well as boxes used for distribution of toys and food hampers each Christmas.