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HOME DEPOT
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The Home Depot Canada’s Timmins store will kick off its Orange Door fundraising campaign Sept. 1, with 100 percent of funds raised going to The Good Samaritan Inn.
Customers shopping at the store can donate $2 at the checkout in exchange for an orange paper door. All donations will stay in the community to help The Good Samaritan Inn provide emergency shelter, clothing, counselling and assistance to homeless youth.
“Youth homelessness is one of the most urgent social issues in Canada today. Together with our community we’re building a brighter future for young people across Canada – one orange door at a time,” said Jeff Kinnaird, chair, board of directors, The Home Depot Canada Foundation and president, The Home Depot Canada.
The Orange Door Project was established with the goal of eliminating youth homelessness in Canada.
One hundred eighty-two Home Depot Canada stores are taking part in this year’s campaign by selling paper orange doors in-store, and by rolling up their sleeves to help local charities complete renovation projects that will help the organizations feel more like home.
The campaign runs from Sept. 1 to Oct. 9. The 10 stores that raise the most money by the end of the campaign will have their donations matched by The Home Depot Canada, with every dollar raised staying in the community to help The Good Samaritan Inn.
Quick Facts:
- The Orange Door Project in-store fundraising campaign has raised more than $5.4 million since its inception in 2007.
- In 2015, Home Depot Canada associates donated 60,000 hours of hands-on help in their communities.
- Youth are one of the fastest growing segments of the homeless population in Canada. One in five shelter users in Canada are youth aged 16 to 24.
- Every night, 6,000 young people in Canada either sleep outside or go to an emergency shelter. Even more are part of a hidden homeless population who ‘couch surf’ with family or friends.
About The Home Depot Canada Foundation
The Home Depot Canada Foundation is committed to putting an end to youth homelessness in Canada. On any given night, more than 6,000 young people are without a place to call home, making youth homelessness one of the most urgent social issues facing Canadians today.
Through The Orange Door Project initiative, the Foundation has made a three-year, $10-million pledge to support renovation and repair projects and programs that provide vulnerable youth with access to safe, stable housing and support services. For more information, please visit: www.homedepot.ca/foundation
About The Good Samaritan Inn
The Good Samaritan Inn offers emergency shelter to 22 men and women (including youth). They provide residents with necessary clothing, laundry facilities, counselling, assistance in filling out forms, resumes and job applications.
Clients are referred through local agencies, police or are transients in need of a place to stay.
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