HANNA PETERSEN PHOTO From left to right, Director Fred Robertson, General Manager David Mitchell, Board Chair Angela Smith, North Island Gazette Editor Tyson Whitney, and North Island Gazette Circulation/Ad Controller Lilian Meerveld show off a $3,000 cheque Community Futures Mount Waddington raised for the Gazette Hamper Fund.

HANNA PETERSEN PHOTO From left to right, Director Fred Robertson, General Manager David Mitchell, Board Chair Angela Smith, North Island Gazette Editor Tyson Whitney, and North Island Gazette Circulation/Ad Controller Lilian Meerveld show off a $3,000 cheque Community Futures Mount Waddington raised for the Gazette Hamper Fund.

Community Futures presents big cheque for Gazette Hamper Fund

Community Futures Mount Waddington raised $3,000 for the Gazette Hamper Fund.

Gazette Editor Tyson Whitney (second from the right) and Circulation/Ad Controller Lilian Meerveld (far right) accepted a big cheque for $3,000 from Community Futures Mount Waddington for the Gazette Hamper Fund.

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