Nearly $9,000 will be donated by the staff at the Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvelon board office for the New Year.
CSC Nouvelon Director of Education, Lyse-Anne Papineau says four charities: the Maison McCulloch Hospice, Association des jeunes de la rue de Sudbury, Neo Kids Foundation, Pregnancy Care Centre and Infant Food Bank will receive a donation of $1,796 each.
She adds ALS North East Ontario will also receive $1,799.
She says board office employees contributed $2 every week to take advantage of dress-down Fridays.
Papineau says the schools will continue with charity drives throughout the year to assist food banks and people in need