Spirit of Christmas supports organizations

A gift to a local charity is as easy as your picking your favourite

A simple way to support a local charity is once again just a matter of voting for your preferred organization this holiday season.

The annual Spirit of Christmas initiative, sponsored by the 100 Mile House Free Press and its advertisers, invites customers to vote for their charity of choice at participating businesses until Dec. 20.

Then up to $1,000 or more will go to the charity that receives the most votes. That money is being donated through 10 per cent of the advertising dollars spent on the Spirit of Christmas promotion by the participating businesses over four weeks.

Folks will even have a chance to win – with four weekly draw prizes of $100 in Chamber Bucks and then the grand prize of $500, Chamber Bucks – just for voting for their favourite local charities.

This year’s charities include:

100 Mile House & District Women’s Centre Society

100 Mile District Hospice & Palliative Care Society

100 Mile House Elementary School PAC Hot Lunch Program

100 Mile District General Hospital Auxiliary

100 Mile Red Cross

Loaves & Fishes Outreach

100 Mile House Food Bank Society

CMHA-South Cariboo Soupe de Tour Program

Youth Zone

CFEC Touch of Christmas Program

Visit any or each of this year’s 21 participating businesses on board, and you will find a list of charities to vote for.

There is no limit to how many times you enter as long as it is no more than once a day at each business.

So area residents can support their favourite charities by voting as they shop at the participating businesses.

The list of participating businesses includes:

Meridian RV

Donex

Pharmasave

Performance All Terrain and Rentals

NAPA Auto Parts

100 Mile Feed & Ranch

Cariboo Consignments

Hops & Vines U Brew

Log House

Lone Butte Sporting Goods

Chartreuse Moose

Century Hardware

Cariboo Roadhouse

Higher Grounds Natural Foods

108 Mile Supermarket

Didi’s Boutique

Garth’s Electric

Exquisite Florals & Gifts

Whimsey Gifts

Sharon’s Jewellery

Horse Lake Garden Centre

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Each week during the promotion, a draw will be made from the entries and the person who cast that vote will receive $100 in Chamber Bucks.

Then, at the end of the promotion, a grand prize draw for $500 worth of Chamber Bucks will be randomly selected from all of the entries.

100 Mile House Free Press advertising consultant Martina Dopf says this year the initiative will support “people first” in selecting these local charities.

While no purchase is necessary to cast a ballot, she notes shopping locally is important aspect of visiting these businesses, while casting a vote.

“Most folks in 100 Mile House have, in one way or another, benefited from the generosity and donations of our local businesses to organizations over the course of the year.

“Christmas is a great time to give back and show our support by shopping locally, and at the same time, we can vote for our local charity of choice.”

 

 

 

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