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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