Shoppers at LangfordB次元官网网址檚 Canadian Tire store helped out injured animals without even trying.

The store raised in excess of $5,100 for the SPCAB次元官网网址檚 Friendly Neighbour Fund which supports injured animals.

B次元官网网址淚t pays for medical costs above and beyond our budget,B次元官网网址� said SPCA Victoria branch manager Penny Stone.

B次元官网网址淐ustomers could donate through the checkout and they could also put Canadian Tire money into our Community Chest box,B次元官网网址� said Langford Canadian Tire Human Resources manager Lynda Gould.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 tough at Christmas because everyone is asking for donations. But our cashiers really talked it up and we put up banners and one of them went down to the SPCA to take pictures of the animals they had for adoption at the time.

B次元官网网址淲e like to be known as a community-based store B次元官网网址� itB次元官网网址檚 part of our store vision B次元官网网址� things like our community chest program let us give back,B次元官网网址� Gould said.

The donation will go a long way to helping animals in need.

B次元官网网址淚 think itB次元官网网址檚 amazing, we rely solely on donations to run,B次元官网网址� Stone said. B次元官网网址淲e werenB次元官网网址檛 expecting this kind of money. This is an absolutely amazing amount of money raised for us.B次元官网网址�

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