TheySA国际影视传媒檙e cloaked in anonymity.
TheySA国际影视传媒檙e equipped with wine, chocolate and bath bombs.
TheySA国际影视传媒檙e bringing a bit of brightness to women in dark and difficult times.
They are the NWT Wine Ninjas.
Members of the clandestine collective, organized through a sophisticated online network that spans across the territory, have been anonymously dropping off care packages for women SA国际影视传媒� some of them cooped up and struggling SA国际影视传媒� in need of a boost amid the Covid-19 pandemic and the months-long physical distancing measures itSA国际影视传媒檚 brought on.
Hay RiverSA国际影视传媒檚 Catherine Provincial founded the Facebook-fueled group in the NWT.
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Provincial, who moved from Alberta to the NWT two years ago, received an invitation to join her home provinceSA国际影视传媒檚 ninja network about two weeks ago. Wine Ninja campaigns have been popping up across the country in recent months.
Provincial then launched a Facebook page for the territory. Within the first day, hundreds of women joined. The group now boasts some 3,300 members in Yellowknife, Norman Wells, Inuvik, Fort Smith, Fort Simpson and other communities across the territory.
Members wishing to receive parcels from strangers send their addresses to the group. From there, recipients SA国际影视传媒� broken down by each community SA国际影视传媒� are randomly selected.
ThatSA国际影视传媒檚 when the fun begins.
SA国际影视传媒淪ome people dress up like ninjas; others dress up in other costumes. Then they just drop the package off and run away. You can ring the doorbell or knock on the door, itSA国际影视传媒檚 totally up to the person,SA国际影视传媒� said Provincial.
Remaining anonymous is the point, she added.
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SA国际影视传媒淣injaSA国际影视传媒檇SA国际影视传媒� women then take to the Facebook group to share their appreciation.
SA国际影视传媒淪o many women are commenting on how theySA国际影视传媒檝e just had a terrible day or week and that just receiving that gift has turned it around for them,SA国际影视传媒� said Provincial.
Kandola, Cook receive gifts SA国际影视传媒� a lot of them
In an exception to the rule, NWT Wine Ninjas recently came together to drop off (a lot) of gifts to two women in Yellowknife who werenSA国际影视传媒檛 part of the Facebook group: Dr. Kami Kandola and Dr. Sarah Cook, two health professionals who have become household names in the North during the Covid-19 crisis.
One of four NWT Wine Ninja Facebook page admins in the capital set up the drop off.
SA国际影视传媒淭hey wanted to do it in a way that was anonymous but still showed that (Kandola and Cook) were appreciated,SA国际影视传媒� said Provincial.
Provincial said sheSA国际影视传媒檚 been SA国际影视传媒渂lown awaySA国际影视传媒� by how much the group has grown in just a couple short weeks.
SA国际影视传媒淚SA国际影视传媒檓 so thankful that it's serving the purpose that I had intended it for. It just makes my heart so happy to see women blessing one another and having so much fun with it,SA国际影视传媒� she said.
