MarketPlace IGA stores not only give back to their local communities but together as an alliance, the stores provide support to other charities on an annual basis, helping raise much needed funds through programs and campaigns that benefit others. Each MarketPlace IGA store
participates and helps groups and charities within their unique community: be it the
local food bank, shelter, church group, Lion’s Club or school – every store has the
ability to give back.
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As well as such individual store-level programs, MarketPlace IGA also works as a
chain with a number of charities on an annual basis, helping raise much-needed funds.
We’d like to share some information with you about a few of these campaigns and
hope you consider helping us, help others.
Bunches of Love:
For the past 7 years MarketPlace IGA has been involved (chain-wide) helping
to raise an average of $6,000 annually through our promise to donate $1.00
from each ‘Bunches of Love’ bouquets sold to the BC Women’s Hospital & Health
Centre Foundation.
This program has found great success with the weekly introduction of three
different fresh-cut arrangements which are promoted as part of this project.
These beautiful bouquets are available at every MarketPlace IGA location for
a limited time and raise funds for the foundation helping to provide the highest
level of care to pregnant women and newborns in British Columbia.
Easter Seals Paper Egg Campaign
Customers have the opportunity to purchase Easter Seals Paper Eggs to support
children with disabilities at a cost of only $2 (100% of funds
raised go towards helping the BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities and
all funds raised in BC will stay in BC). This campaign is new to MarketPlace IGA
for 2011 and is slated to begin in the early spring!
Heart to Heart Campaign for Variety the Children’s Charity
This chain-wide campaign helps MarketPlace IGA raise about $5,000 for
Variety the Children’s Charity each year through our heart-shaped donuts donations
program. In February, customers can help us donate $1.00 from each purchase
of a 6 pack of freshly made heart shaped donuts directly to Variety the Children’s
Charity. A donation of 50¢ from the purchase of a 12 oz coffee and heart shaped
donut are also made in support of this charity as well.
Kids Coin Drive For Variety
This program coincides with back-to-school and is one of our most popular
fundraising efforts. MarketPlace IGA stores collect donations for the Kids Coin
Drive for Variety to support children with special needs. We invite our customers
to participate through small donations at the till or through the use of scan cards
that act as a donation display throughout our stores.
Daffodil Month with support from MarketPlace IGA
This spring, the Canadian Cancer Society created a movement across Canada. Starting throughout the month of April, we asked the public to join the fight against cancer by making a donation to the CCS and wearing our badge of courage, the Daffodil Pin. This little yellow symbol will let people fighting the disease know that they are not alone on their cancer journey.
The Daffodil Campaign runs from April 1st to the 30th, and includes the celebration of Daffodil Day on April 27th. Our goal is to have everyone wear a daffodil pin on Daffodil Day to show support for people fighting the disease. Market Place IGA was a provincial partner in this campaign and allowed the sale of daffodils at their locations for the month of April. In 2011 we raised over $19,500.00 for the Canadian Cancer Society.