NEWS RELEASE
WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S SHELTER OF BARRIE
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Women and Children’s Shelter of Barrie is calling on residents of Barrie to support their efforts in providing a safe refuge and ongoing support for women and their children in their commitment to ending violence.
From Oct. 5 to Nov. 1, residents can donate to the 'Love You' by Shoppers Drug Mart fall fundraising program to grow women’s health at local Shoppers Drug Mart locations. Donations go directly to local charities to support women’s health initiatives.
At the Women and Children’s Shelter of Barrie we rely heavily on donations from our community to provide women with the support and resources they need to better their health,” said Teresa MacLennan, WCSB. “Through the 'Love You' by Shoppers Drug Mart fall fundraising program to grow women’s health, members of the Barrie community can make a big difference in the lives of women by making donations both big and small.”
Each fall, the program provides customers with the opportunity to purchase and personalize a LU by Shoppers Drug Mart icon, which are prominently displayed on the program tree in all participating stores. Make a difference and support women in communities across Canada by visiting any local participating Shoppers Drug Mart store and purchase a “leaf” for a loonie, a “butterfly” for $5, an “apple” for $10 or a “blue bird” for $50.
The 'Love You' by Shoppers Drug Mart fall fundraising program to grow women’s health program, is a four-week program held across Canada and is one of the leading partnership programs of the 'Love You' by Shoppers Drug Mart platform – the Company’s commitment to improving the health of all Canadian women in body, mind and spirit. National in scope, yet locally-based, the annual program offers patients, customers and employees the opportunity to donate directly to the organizations that make a difference in their own communities.
Since 2002, the program has raised more than $38 million for Canadian health charities. In 2019, over 500 women’s health charities across Canada will benefit from the program’s proceeds with 100 per cent of funds staying in the community where they are raised.
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