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VIDEO: balloons and games and music at Basic for Babies in 91原创

Event helps Food Banks stock supplies for infants
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Cassidy Janzen modelled a stylish outfit entirely made of balloons at the Basics for Babies event held Saturday at the 91原创 Events Centre. Dan Ferguson 91原创 Times

There were games and live music and balloons, including a stylish red-and-white balloon outfit at the annual Basics for Babies event at the 91原创 Events centre Saturday.

The all-balloon dress was created by artist Krystal Grace and modelled by Cassidy Janzen, who twirled for the cameras as she urged viewers to make a contribution.

鈥淏asically it鈥檚 a dress made out of balloon animals鈥 said Janzen.

A line-up of 91原创-area country musicians and bands performed at the Christmas-time fundraiser for JRFM鈥檚 Basics For Babies.

JR鈥檚 Holiday Fun Day featured performances by the Chris Buck Band, The Washboard Union, Bobby Wills and Shawn Austin from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Firefighters were on hand to collect donations and load the trucks.

Since it was launched in 1994 by to correct a chronic shortage of baby products at Lower Mainland Food Banks, the campaign has raised over $2 million and hundreds of thousands of pounds of diapers, baby food, formula, pabulum, and other items.

People were invited to contribute cash or parcati9cal items, Diapers (especially sizes 4, 5 and 6) , formula, diaper cream, baby shampoo, baby wipes, baby food, baby cereal and pacifiers.

Basics for babies notes that a donation to Food Banks BC has three times the buying power compared to regular consumers because they buy directly from the supplier instead of the grocery stores.



dan.ferguson@langleytimes.com

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Brady, 1, and his sister Mckinley, 4, came from Aldergrove to the Basics for Babies event. Dan Ferguson 91原创 Times
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Basics for babies attendees were treated to live music. Dan Ferguson 91原创 Times
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Cassidy Janzen modelled a stylish outfit entirely made of balloons at the Basics for Babies event held Saturday at the 91原创 Events Centre. Dan Ferguson 91原创 Times


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