The RONA Foundation has distributed more than $515K to 150 organizations around the country, including one in Grande Prairie.
Officials credit the involvement of employees and the “generosity of its customers” with the massive figure being raised, which RONA maintains will be used towards revitalizing living environments and improving access to housing for domestic violence victims, low-income families, and those living with disabilities.
In Grande Prairie, the RONA Foundation has confirmed the GP team managed to raise more than $700 for the Grande Prairie Women’s Residence Association.
The campaign ran in all RONA stores across the country, as well as in participating affiliates.
In total, the campaign will see 150 Canadian non-profits directly supported through the campaign, which RONA Foundation Board of Directors President Catherine Laporte calls a “significant local impact.”
“Our troops were particularly motivated this year,” she says. “Our in-store and distribution centre teams were particularly moved by the current housing crisis and were even more committed because each team had the opportunity to choose the local organization they supported.”Â
The campaign ran from September 1st to October 7th.
