Save-On-Foods and Western Family are behind Share It Forward, a three-day campaign that starts Friday (June 15) where 25 per cent of the net proceeds of every Western Family product sold at Save-On-Foods and PriceSmart Foods stores, up to $250,000, is donated directly to support local food banks in Western Canada.

Share It Forward is the inaugural event of what they anticipate will be an annual campaign for the companies. Each store across Western Canada B次元官网网址� from Vancouver Island to Winnipeg to Whitehorse B次元官网网址� promotes the event in its own way, with in-store events, promotions, and local dignitaries to help raise funds.

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Each year, Save-On-Foods donates food and consumer goods worth more than $3 million to local food banks in Western Canada, along with hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash raised through community and store initiatives and fundraisers. The companyB次元官网网址檚 goal with the first Share It Forward campaign is to give $250,000 to local food banks, keeping donations in the same communities they were raised.

B次元官网网址淲e are so thankful for the donations that Save-On-Foods provides to food banks all across British Columbia B次元官网网址� and the rest of Western Canada,B次元官网网址� said Laura Lansink, executive director of Foodbanks BC. B次元官网网址淪ave-On-Foods our biggest retail donor, and we are very happy to be involved in their Share It Forward event. WeB次元官网网址檇 encourage everyone to visit any Save-On-Foods or PriceSmart Foods store June 15, 16 and 17 to purchase Western Family and support the 100,000 British Columbians who rely on the food banks in their communities every single month.B次元官网网址�

Western Family makes more than 2,800 products in virtually every category of the modern grocery store. Using high quality ingredients and traditional and artisanal preparations, Western Family proudly partners with local and Canadian producers and suppliers on more than 1,000 of its products.

B次元官网网址淲estern Family is all about local, and weB次元官网网址檙e the number 1 supporter of local producers, manufacturers and vendors in Western Canada,B次元官网网址� said Western Family general manager Ken Clark. B次元官网网址淔rom the ingredients we use in our products to our team of passionate product developers, we are committed to doing our part to support Western Canadians. Share It Forward is a fantastic opportunity for Western Family to give back to organizations and families who need our support.B次元官网网址�