GUELPH – The Co-operators announced recently that staff-directed donations of $44,250 are going to 12 area groups.
The contributions are part of the organization’s Directed Donations program.
Staff may each direct $75 of corporate funds to the organization of their choice. This year, a total of $236,150 was provided to 156 groups across Canada.
These charities were chosen to receive donations:
– Action Read, Guelph $1,800;
– Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph, $2,400;
– Canadian Cancer Society, Guelph Branch, $6,900;
– The Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington, $2,100;
– Community Living Guelph Wellington, ARC Industries, $1,350;
– Groves Memorial Hospital Foundation, Fergus $4,650;
– The Guelph Food Bank, $4,950;
– Hospice Wellington, $6,375;
– Kids Ability Centre for Child Development, Guelph, $3,075;
– Sunrise Therapeutic Riding and Learning Centre, Puslinch Township, $3,000;
– Women in Crisis Guelph-Wellington, $5,475; and
-Wyndham House, Guelph, $2,175.
“Our organization relies on donations from the local community for some 40 per cent of our operating costs,” said Rosslyn Bentley, Executive Director of Hospice Wellington.
“The financial support as well as the in-kind contributions we receive regularly from Co-operators staff members mean a great deal to us, as it helps us better serve individuals and families during very difficult times.”
The funding is provided through The Co-operators Foundation, which supports social economy enterprises and other causes throughout Canada.
