BIG DONATION Wayne Kneeshaw, left , Chris Dickson, Ben Molesky, Fred Brown, Wes Williamson and Gerry St. Laurent load up more than $3,000 of donated food from Village Food Markets. The food went to Sooke Christmas Bureau for distribution in community food hampers. (Rod Sluggett/Sooke News Mirror)

BIG DONATION Wayne Kneeshaw, left , Chris Dickson, Ben Molesky, Fred Brown, Wes Williamson and Gerry St. Laurent load up more than $3,000 of donated food from Village Food Markets. The food went to Sooke Christmas Bureau for distribution in community food hampers. (Rod Sluggett/Sooke News Mirror)

Big Christmas donation

Village Foods helps out Sooke Christmas Bureau with $3,000 food donation

Village Foods helps out Sooke Christmas Bureau with $3,000 food donation

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