To celebrate 35 years of service, a Lake Country RV company is raising $100,000 for charities.
Voyager RV Centre in British Columbia, Canada, announced the launch of the Voyager Cares fundraising initiative April 1. The campaign kicked-off in December and for the next 12 months the family-owned and -operated dealership has committed each of its departments to donate proceeds from every RV sale to seven different Central Okanagan non-profits, according to the RV company’s news release.
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“Coming into our 35th year, I was reflecting on how special it was for the company and our family, we are extremely grateful for the continued support of our community and we wanted to find a way to say thank you in a meaningful way,” said Jason Friesen, vice president. “This initiative reaches far beyond profits and the bottom line. For us it’s about more than business, it’s a commitment from our family and staff as a way to say thank you and support the community that has supported us for so many years.”
The first check presentation took place at the end of March, with a donation of $11,970 made to the Central Okanagan Community Food Bank. Providing food services to between 100 and 150 households every day, Tammie Watson, the revenue development officer with the organization, says this donation will go a long way in helping stock their shelves during the slower donation period typically seen during the summer months.
“Food security is a large issue in the Okanagan but one that we strive to advocate for every day. We can’t do it without community support, so donations, especially as large as this, go so far,” said Watson. “We actually have a buying power of 3 to 1 with our retail partners, which means for every $1 donated it’s worth $3 of food on our shelves, so you can basically triple this donation for the community.”
