In the span of just two months, the Yellowknife Seventh-day Adventist Church has distributed nearly $150,000 in financial support to local families who were impacted by last yearSA国际影视传媒檚 wildfires.

The church made its first round of donations in December, distributing $73,800 to 102 households. It then did so again in January, for a total of $147,600 split among more than 200 families. Only 9.9 percent of recipients were members of the church.

The funds were provided by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), an international humanitarian agency operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The agency specializes in community development and disaster relief.

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Funds were available for any Yellowknife families who were struggling financially after last yearSA国际影视传媒檚 wildfires, which forced residents to evacuate the city for several weeks.

Interested families were encouraged to apply for support using an online form. Nyathi and his team then collected information on the number of people in each household, and after verifying the identities and addresses of applicants, distributed funds via e-transfer or cheque.

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With the donation project complete, Nyathi said he believes Yellowknife is a place where people rally together and support each other in times of hardship, and heSA国际影视传媒檚 pleased his church was able to contribute to that.

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