The Brantford Blessing Centre has launched a fundraising campaign to help purchase the building it has called home for the past 17 years.

The centre needs to raise $1.2 million to purchase the Burnley Avenue property and has come up with a unique way to involve the entire community in the campaign.

“We’re looking for 1,000 people who can each inspire 12 friends to give $100 each to get us our permanent home,” Terry Howard, chair of the centre’s volunteer board of directors, said. “If we can do that, we can build a house where no one in our community goes hungry.”

Formerly located in a building on the south side of Colborne Street, the centre is now at 7 Burnley Ave. It is operated by a group of local churches that provide support and volunteers to offer hot meals and food to those in n

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