A casual request in a Random Acts of Canadian Kindness Facebook group turned over $16,000 worth of donations for Tuktoyaktuk's Mini-Mountie program.

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Ryan made a modest request for some help keeping the program stocked. He got $16,000 worth of response, ranging from food to books to toys.

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Students are then invited to participate in the Mini-Mountie of the month contest and are awarded a prize.

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Ryan noted he has enough items in storage now he was looking to expand past just helping kids at the school out. Much of the donations were clothing and sewing supplies, which have been donated to a local women's shelter. Meanwhile, baking supplies that were donated are being put into an Elder's Cooking program, where officers and Elders work on traditional and not-so-traditional meals for the community.