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Viterra continues helping STARS stay in “At Viterra we recognize the critical • Top selling facility for all
the air importance of first responders and contributions (calendars,
A few months ago, Viterra once again the inspirational work they do on the merchandise, donations): Raymore
pledged its support to STARS Air front lines to help people every day,” (over $6,500 in overall sales)
Ambulance by sponsoring its 2019 said Kyle Jeworski. “I’d like to take this • Top selling Market Centre overall for
fundraising calendar. And just like the opportunity to thank our country staff for calendars: Swift Current MC (over
past four years, we held our own internal working hard to raise additional funding 220 calendars)
campaign across most of our facilities for STARS, and help make a difference • Top selling Market Centre for
to accept customer donations, and to in the lives of patients and their families all contributions (calendars,
sell calendars as well as other STARS in rural communities across Western merchandise, donations): Swift
merchandise. Canada.” Current MC with over $10,000 in

Our campaign closed on December 7, The winners of this year’s competition overall sales)
and we’re proud to share that we raised are: Congratulations to everyone on a
over $50,000 to further support STARS • Top selling facility for calendars: fantastic job!
and its mission of providing life-saving Lloydminster (125 calendars sold)
emergency medical services to patients
across Western Canada.
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Viterra and Canadian Foodgrains Bank terminals in Raymore and Grenfell, was
Celebrate growth of partnership also made available. Local farmers, We regularly feature community
supported by their communities, investments, corporate
Viterra and Canadian Foodgrains Bank volunteered their time, equipment and achievements and other
(CFGB) recently celebrated the second resources to farm the land. accomplishments on our social
year of their partnership to benefit channels. Follow us on Twitter,
hungry people around the world at an Speakers included Viterra’s Market Centre Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn
event at our Lethbridge grain facility. Manager for Lethbridge and area, Davin and stay connected.
Lockwood, local farmer Leslie Bolstad
The project built on last year’s successful from Mercer Seeds and Foodgrains Bank
pilot project that saw Viterra provide the Board Chair Ken Kim.
Foodgrains Bank with access to 42 acres HAS ONE OF YOUR
of land to farm around its terminals in FELLOW EMPLOYEES
Balgonie, Saskatchewan and Stettler,
Alberta. ACCOMPLISHED

This year, a total SOMETHING
of 326 acres from SIGNIFICANT AT YOUR
Viterra terminals
in Lethbridge and WORKPLACE OR IN
Trochu, as well as
YOUR COMMUNITY?

Contact viterra.
David Lockwood, MCM communications@viterra.
Lethbridge (right) stands
with CFGB Board Chair com to share your story
Ken Kim (left) and local and we’ll include it in an
farmer Leslie Bolstad of upcoming edition.
Mercer Seeds.

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