Annual Shoppers Drug Mart Love You Campaign Raises Over $14,000 For YWCA Peterborough Haliburton

Community support for the 2021 LOVE YOU by Shoppers Drug Mart fall campaign resulted in a $14,081 donation to YWCA Peterborough Haliburton earlier this week.

Tanya Farrow, Store Manager (left) alongside High Street & Lansdowne Shoppers Drug Mart team members. Photo courtesy of YWCA Peterborough.

One hundred percent of in-store donations, made through the purchase of paper icons in Peterborough stores, helped fund YWCA Crossroads Shelter and support programs for women experiencing gender-based violence.

“We are truly thankful for the combined support of our community and the entire Peterborough Shoppers Drug Mart team,” said Kim Dolan, Executive Director of YWCA Peterborough Haliburton. “The need for violence against women (VAW) support services has remained high since the onset of the pandemic. This generous donation will provide much-needed safety, resources and support to women in crisis.”

The LOVE YOU by Shoppers Drug Mart fall fundraising program to grow women’s health is an annual four-week campaign and is one of the leading partnership programs of the LOVE YOU by Shoppers Drug Mart platform.

Since 2011, the fall fundraising program has supported more than 450 women’s charities annually across Canada.

“The YWCA is an absolutely essential resource for women and children living in Peterborough,” said Mohan Joshi, Owner of Shoppers Drug Mart High St., Chemong Road and Landsdowne St. locations. “We are honoured to be able to continue our commitment to their work in partnership with our generous customers and staff team.”

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Peterborough Shoppers Drug Marts Raise $17,000 For YWCA Peterborough Haliburton

Earlier this fall, the community joined together with local Shoppers Drug Marts and their store teams for a highly successful fundraiser here in Peterborough.

Donations to the 2020 LOVE YOU by Shoppers Drug Mart fall fundraising program to grow women’s health raised $17,288 in support of YWCA Peterborough Haliburton, with an additional donation of $1,734.58 raised through their Cosmetic Campaign.

For 2020, the program chose to support women’s shelters that are helping to protect women from domestic violence due to the increases in violence against women as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some regions have reported a 20 to 30 percent increase in rates of gender-based violence since the start of the pandemic.

The 19th annual campaign is national in scope, yet locally based, with customers and employees donating directly to women’s shelters in their community to ensure that resources and programming are available to meet the needs of women across the country.

“We are deeply moved by this incredibly compassionate achievement, made possible through the combined support of our community and the entire Peterborough Shoppers Drug Mart team!” says YWCA’s Ria Nicholson. “Your generosity fuels YWCA intervention programs that make it possible for women and children to safely escape violence and rebuild their lives. Thank you for helping to ensure that strong, reliable support continues to be available throughout the pandemic!”

The LOVE YOU by Shoppers Drug Mart fall fundraising program to grow women’s health is an annual four-week campaign and is one of the leading partnership programs of the LOVE YOU by Shoppers Drug Mart platform—the Company’s commitment to improving the health of all Canadian women in body, mind and spirit.

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A Big Part Of Peterborough's History Coming Down

The former Have You Seen... and Jim's Pizzeria building are among those coming down to make way for the new Shoppers New Drug Mart that will be built there.

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Construction has begun at former Rock Haven location

Rock Haven will be missed.The Rock Haven, which opened on November 17, 1959, has been fully demolished. Construction has begun there on a new location for Shoppers Drug Mart.

The Rock Haven was another important part of Peterborough's history. What are your memories of it? 

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