TP the Town scored a 90,000 roll donation today, one day before the toilet paper drive.

The Greater Victoria Chamber of CommerceB次元官网网址檚 Prodigy Group, organizes the third annual fundraiser for the Mustard Seed Street Church where members of the public purchase and donate discounted toilet paper.

TP the Town came from Ontario with Shaun Cerisano, co-founder of TP the Town and chair of The Prodigy Group

His friend Morgan Pierce went back to the food bank of his childhood, the foodbank his mother used to feed him and his little sister. Pierce sought advice from clients there, asking what they would want if he could give a yearB次元官网网址檚 supply of one item.

Toilet paper was the overwhelming response.

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The duo started the TP the Town in Kingston five years ago. When Cerisano moved to Victoria from the east coast he brought the idea with him.

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Between Kingston and Victoria, they figure theyvB次元官网网址檈 gathered 1 million rolls between them, plus see the idea spread across the country. B次元官网网址淲e love that we want people to copy us and do it in other communities,B次元官网网址� Cerisano said.

A key sponsor the past two years, Kruger Products donated 90,000 rolls Friday morning to kick off the campaign.

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Mustard Seed expects if they reach that total it could last the year.

The event runs Saturday, Oct. 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at participating Save-On Foods and Country Grocer locations.

Locations include:

B次元官网网址� Country Grocer - Royal Oak, 4420 West Saanich Road

B次元官网网址� Save On Foods - Saanich (Uptown), 3510 Blanshard Street

B次元官网网址� Save On Foods - Fort and Foul Bay, 1950 Foul Bay Road

B次元官网网址� Save On Foods - Westside Village, 172 Wilson Street

B次元官网网址� Country Grocer - Esquimalt, 1153 Esquimalt Road

All the sponsors are key, including the ChamberB次元官网网址檚 Prodigy Group, Save-On Foods, Country Grocer, Kruger Products, Hendra Moving and Storage, HeartPress PR and Used.ca.

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