The Garden City Branch of the Independent Order of Foresters has continued its support of the Niagara Peninsula Children’s Centre with a cheque presentation of $1,000.

The presentation was made by Branch President Terri Lake and Lois Elkins, Ontario West Regional Council President at the branch’s December 2009 meeting.

The Independent Order of Foresters is one of the world’s oldest and largest fraternal benefit societies with over one million members.

The concept of Forestry originated hundreds of years ago when people voluntarily formed groups called Friendly Societies to provide help for one another in times of distress.  Based on the spirit of brotherhood, each family contributed to a fund from which they could draw when an emergency arose.

The local branch supports a number of charities in the Niagara Peninsula.

Left to right.

Jim Marino, NPCC Foundation’s Executive Director, Terri Lake, Lois Elkins