Three local organizations got a big boost in the form of cash and grocery donations from the Thompson Safeway store last week.
The two days of giveaways began Sept. 29 when the store presented $1,000 in gift cards as well as some grocery items to BGC Thompson’s after-school program. The generosity continued on Orange Shirt Day Sept. 30, when the Ma-Mow-We-Tak Friendship Centre received $2,000 worth of gift cards. A fundraising campaign at the store brought in $1,971.42 for the Wapanohk Community School breakfast program, a donation that was also topped up by a $250 contribution from Sobeys, Safeway’s parent company.
