As Giving Tuesday approaches, we at TuGo are reflecting on the final 12 months and the way we’ve been in a position to help native communities throughout Canada. It’s certainly one of our core values, and we guarantee all our staff perceive its which means to our group. Giving Tuesday is a day devoted to giving again in any means attainable, recognizing that each contribution, massive or small, could make a big distinction!
Listed here are some highlights of how we gave again over the previous 12 months:
Easter Seals Canada: Our Social Accountability Accomplice
In April, we introduced our partnership with Easter Seals Canada, Canada’s largest native supplier of applications, companies, and growth for the incapacity group. This collaboration entails our monetary backing for Easter Seals applications and companies, and encourages our staff to volunteer of their numerous initiatives throughout Canada.
Enjoyable at Easter Seals Camp Squamish
Throughout this previous summer time, a few of our staff drove to the Easter Seals Camp Squamish to volunteer at their household camp weekend. They not solely obtained soaked by a shock water battle, however actually loved assembly the workers who make the camp so particular, and the households who profit from camp.
Easter Seals Drop Zone Problem
In September, we took our volunteering efforts to new heights on the annual Easter Seals Drop Zone Problem. This initiative referred to as for daring people to rappel down towering constructions throughout BC, to boost funds and unfold consciousness for folks with disabilities throughout Canada. TuGo staff helped out with reception and getting contributors to the drop zone safely, in three Decrease Mainland areas.
Backpacks for YWCA
This August, our Richmond workplace got here collectively to pack a number of backpacks with important college provides for teenagers from the YWCA Eyrie Home. The Eyrie Home is a girls’s transition home in Metro Vancouver, offering a secure haven for households fleeing violence. Giving again and setting these youngsters up for fulfillment within the new college 12 months was an honour!
Richmond Meals Financial institution
Through the years, our devoted staff have taken time away from their desks to help on the Richmond Meals Financial institution, near our head workplace. With a rising variety of Canadians counting on meals banks, particularly throughout these difficult occasions, serving to to pack packing containers and provides for these dealing with meals insecurity helped us present group help the place it was wanted.
Wildfires in BC and Northwest Territories
The devastating impression of the wildfires in BC and Northwest Territories moved us deeply. We felt compelled to supply our help, so TuGo contributed $10,000 to the Canadian Pink Cross to assist their reduction efforts in the direction of the wildfires.
Mike Starko Problem
A number of staff participated on this 12 months’s second annual Mike Starko Problem, by means of TuGo’s Worker Volunteer Program (EVP). The problem celebrates the late Mike Starko’s philanthropic legacy by encouraging everybody to get energetic and fundraise, with all donations to Proper to Play Canada.
TuGo’s Worker Volunteer Program
Our EVP helps staff with donation funds that go in the direction of important causes that particular person staff take part in. It’s been nice to see our staff have enjoyable giving again to the group. Our purpose is to proceed discovering artistic methods to provide again and help vital causes in our native communities.
Wish to learn extra about how we’ve given again over time? Try: TuGo’s Annual Vacation Hampers for WestCoast Households and Giving Tuesday: TuGo Provides Again.
Completely happy volunteering,
Monique
