Co-op's Fuel Good Day Raises $6.15K

The Dauphin Co-op announced Tuesday that they are donating $6,150 to The Bridge Youth Drop-in Centre in Ochre River.

The money was raised on Co-op's Fuel Good Day with 10 cents per litre of fuel sold being donated to the drop-in centre.

Kelly Moroz, the manager of the Main St. Co-op Gas Bar, says that she would like to thank the community for all of their support.

"Everyone took the time to come in that day and they either supported the barbecues or... [got] gas. We had lots of help with the volunteers coming in and it was just great... It's nice to be able to support The Bridge in Ochre River," she adds.

Moroz went on to say that the barbecues were very well attended.

"It was great to see the lineup at the barbecues at both stations. It was wonderful. A lot of people came in and we had signs up advertising for the barbecues," she adds.

Donna DeVries, the co-chair of The Bridge Youth Drop-in Centre, says that the money raised will be going towards the maintenance of their building.

"It is an older church and we are needing some new windows and insolation," she adds.

DeVries says that she's thankful that Co-op decided to choose The Bridge as the organization benefitting from this year's Fuel Good Day.

Furthermore, Co-op Week events are going on until Friday.

Marketing & Community Relations Manager Joan Chetyrbok says that Co-op Week is an opportunity to celebrate why Co-op is a different kind of business.

"We're 100% member-owned and... everyone's membership matters," she adds.

Chetyrbok says that they are serving free coffee and doughnuts to everyone, regardless of membership status, at the Home & Building Centres as well as at the Ste. Rose Agro Centre on Thursday and at the Dauphin Agro Centre on Friday.