Martensville Co-op Gas Bar participated in ‘Fuel Good Day’ on Tuesday, September 17th.
Each year Saskatoon Co-op celebrates ‘Fuel Good Day’ where participating Co-op gas bars donate a minimum of five cents from every litre of fuel sold to a local charity or non-profit organization in communities where they operate.
This year the recipient chosen for this event was the Martensville Food Pantry (MFP).
This all-day event was another big success with members of the Food Pantry on hand from 9-5 to answer any questions about the Pantry, and to accept any garden produce and non-perishables from anyone wanting to support the Pantry. Every donation of $20 or more was issued a tax receipt as MFP is a registered charity.
One of the requests by members of this organization is they ask to limit helping yourself to the bread and pastry on the shelves and that you take one or two items at most.
“It’s extremely discouraging to have people come in and take several items! We’ve also had individuals come back for more after taking an armful out to their vehicle,” they stated on their FB page.
“If this continues, we will only have items in the hallway for a few hours certain days and it will be monitored by one of their volunteers which would impact alot of people.”
Thank you to everyone that came out to support this organization that gives back so much to our community and surrounding areas!
