If you’re looking to give back to vulnerable community members, this is for you!
The RONA Foundation, an organization that oversees RONA inc.’s activities, is launching its 2024 Home Sweet Home campaign, which will run from September 1st to 30th.
According to a media release, each location will choose their desired non-profit, and raised funds will go towards the revitalization of living environments or enable access to housing for Canadians in need.
The campaign will support nearly 150 non-profits, specifically organizations geared towards helping victims of domestic violence and their children, low-income families and people with disabilities or mental health issues.
“Every person should have a safe place to live. That’s something I strongly believe in, especially given the issue of access to housing that affects so many Canadians today,” said Josée Lafitte, Director of the RONA Foundation.
All of the RONA locations will be participating, including five located on Vancouver Island: one in Cobble Hill, two in Nanaimo and two in Victoria.
The organizations they’ve chosen include Habitat for Humanity of Mid-Vancouver, Habitat for Humanity Mid-Vancouver Island Society, Wounded Warriors Canada and Habitat for Humanity Victoria.
“Our in-store and distribution centre teams are inspired by this timely cause, and they’re motivated because each team chooses the local organization it wants to support,” said Catherine Laporte, Chair of the RONA Foundation Board of Directors and Senior Vice-President, Marketing and Customer Experience at RONA.
“Some non-profits sometimes find it harder to raise donations because they don’t have the infrastructure of a big national organization behind them. That, we’ve got.”
You can visit a participating store and make a donation, or you can do so when shopping online via their website.
