Planning a trip to Home Depot this month? The Burnaby location has teamed up with Home Depots across the country for the annual Orange Door Project.
From now until Oct. 9, Home Depot will be collecting donations for St. Leonard’s Youth and Family Services Society, a Burnaby-based non-profit group that offers counselling and education services for at-risk children and youth as well as emergency housing and other support services. It also provides services to children and youth in the care of the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
Shoppers can donate $2 when they checkout at Home Depot, which is located at 3950 Henning Dr. south of Lougheed Highway. All funds raised will go directly to St. Leonard’s.
The Orange Door Project aims to eliminate youth homelessness in Canada. Since its inception in 2007, the fundraiser has raised more than $5.4 million for charities across the country.
Buy-Low hosts fundraiser
After donating $2 to the Orange Door Project, why not stop by Buy-Low Foods on Broadway Street for its annual fundraiser for Burnaby Family Life.
From 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, folks can drop by the North Burnaby grocery store for a bite to eat. All proceeds from the barbecue will go to Burnaby Family Life, a local charity that provides support for families through social services.
All food and activities at the event will be by donation. There will also be door prizes up for grabs. Buy-Low is at 5901 Broadway St. at Parkcrest Mall.
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The local business association is now accepting applications for the Access Program. The program is open to post-secondary students in their final year of school and offers successful candidates the chance to work with mentors from the business community.
The program runs from October to May and is flexible to accommodate students’ schedules.
The deadline to apply for this year’s program is Thursday, Sept. 15. For more information, visit www.accessprogram.ca.
Business folks in Burnaby are also encouraged to participate in the Access Program as a mentor.
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