MOOSE JAW — Each September, the Moose Jaw Co-op and others sift through numerous applications from various non-profit organizations to find a deserving recipient for its yearly Fuel Good Day campaign.
This year’s Fuel Good Day is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 17, and the Moose Jaw Humane Society has been selected as the charitable recipient for 2024 in Moose Jaw.
In the surrounding area, the Avonlea Co-op will support the Avonlea Community Early Learning Centre and the Liberty Co-op will support the Long Lake Valley Integrated Health Facility.
“We just ask everybody to come out and support these local community non-profit organizations,” said Brandon Andrei, the director of energy at the Moose Jaw Co-op. “We just want to… make it a great day for everybody.”
During the Fuel Good Day promotion, proceeds from all participating fuel pumps — including the purchase of both gasoline and diesel fuel products — will see 10 cents per litre added to a single pool throughout the one-day event and then donated to the year’s recipient.
“Along with the 10 cent donation… we’ll also be selling cookies and in Moose Jaw we have some stickers that we’ve created,” Andrei added. Cookies and stickers will each be sold for around $2 apiece and these additional proceeds will add to the total amount donated to the animal shelter.
Chocolate chip cookies will be baked fresh at the Co-op bakery, and Andrei said limited quantities of both these and the stickers are available so it’s best to arrive earlier in the day.
Last year’s Fuel Good Day recipient was the Moose Jaw & District Food Bank, who received a generous donation of $12,075.20 on the afternoon of Oct. 11, 2023.
Throughout western Canada, the Co-op’s fundraising initiative helped raise more than $645,000 to over 168 local organizations during one day in 2023.
Since the program’s inception in 2017, the Co-op Fuel Good Day has raised more than $4.31 million which has been donated to over 870 non-profit organizations in Co-op communities throughout western Canada.
The goal of the program, Andrei said, is to reinvest in the communities served by the Co-op.
“It’s just to give back to the community (and to) support the non-profit organizations that are trying to raise money for whatever projects they’re working on.
“We just really want to encourage people to come out on Sept. 17 and fill their tanks,” he concluded, adding an advanced message of thanks to all who intend to participate.
All four of Moose Jaw’s Co-op convenience fuel locations will be participating in this year’s program, including 500 First Avenue Northwest, 1592 Ninth Avenue Northeast, 414 Ninth Avenue Southwest, and the Co-op Agro Centre at 1625 Caribou Street West.
For more information about the Moose Jaw Co-op and its Fuel Good Day program, visit MooseJawCo-op.crs/Sites/MooseJaw or follow ‘Moose Jaw Co-op’ on Facebook.
