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MONTH OF GIVING DID YOU KNOW?
The Regina office held its 10th annual Viterra supported a wide variety of • Pro Kids Thunder Bay
Month of Giving in October giving staff worthwhile causes in 2024 through over • Producer mental health support
the opportunity to support a number of $1.5 million in targeted sponsorship and programming in Alberta,
different organizations in a variety of donations including: Saskatchewan and Manitoba
ways. Here are some of the highlights: • 4-H (AB, SK, MB, Canada) including MB Wellness Program,
• Inclusion Saskatchewan – collected • Adam Herold Legacy Foundation AgKnow, SaskAgMatters
gently used goods • Ag for Life (AB) • Red Cross
• Canadian Blood Services – 14 Viterra • Ag in the Classroom (SK, MB) • SaskAbilities
staff donated blood as part of our • BC Children’s Hospital • STARS
donation event in October. • Canadian Agriculture Safety • United Way
• Regina Food Bank – $640 was Association (CASA) • Vancouver Youth Sports Associations
raised through monetary and food • Canadian Cancer Society • Western Canadian Baseball League
donations for the Food Bank’s Million • Canadian Foodgrains Bank (WCBL) Viterra Kids Camps
Meal Challenge which was matched • Curling (CurlSask & CurlManitoba) • Various minor sports associations and
by Viterra for a total of $1,280. Regina • Farmer mental health initiatives teams
office staff also participated in the • Food Bank Farmers Feeding Families • …and many more!
Mosaic Meal Mile on October 21 at program This is in addition to the many great local
Mosaic Stadium. • Hope’s Home initiatives supported by our territories in
• Canadian Cancer Society – through • Hospitals of Regina Foundation their communities, and we look forward
Jeans Days and 50/50s hosted in • Jim Pattison’s Children’s Hospital to continuing this work with your help in
October, $1,565.15 was raised for Foundation 2025!
Breast Cancer Awareness Month. With • Junior Hockey (AJHL, SJHL, MJHL)
Viterra’s match a total of $3,130.30 • Outstanding Young Farmers (AB, SK,
was donated. MB)
• United Way Campaign – over $1,550
was raised for United Way, becoming At a glance... Grain Marketing, presented at the
$3,100 with Viterra’s corporate match. event on the topic of Optimizing
• Viterra supported the Jim Pattison your Grain Marketing Efforts.
Children’s Hospital Foundation • Viterra was a silver sponsor for
radiothon as a Miracle Story the new Foremost & District Ag
sponsor for Kenji’s story which you Society Rodeo indoor arena which
can read here. Viterra Customer opened in October. This new arena
Account Reps from Saskatoon will offer year-round access for
and Strongfield also volunteered, training, practice, and rodeos. The
answering phones at the event rodeo academy started through the
which took place on November 5 Foremost School will also use the
Regina office staff at the Mosaic Meal Mile. & 6. Viterra also sponsors Project facility for their program.
Holiday Joy, which takes place
throughout the month of December
We want to hear from you! and ensures kids staying in the
hospital during the holidays have
We want to make this a quality newsletter access to fun activities and treats
that is engaging and informative. If you to help make the holidays special.
have comments to share on this issue or
if you have a story idea for an upcoming
edition, please reach out to us anytime at • Clayton Shaw from the Thunder
viterra.communications@viterra.com. Bay terminal was part of the Wheat
Kings team at the Thunder Bay
FOLLOW US! Celebrity Hockey Classic raising
over $14,426 for Easter Seals. Their
We regularly feature community team had the honour of playing
investments, corporate achievements with Carter Hutton, a former NHL
and other accomplishments on • Viterra sponsored the Manitoba goaltender.
our social channels. Follow us on X Farm Women’s Conference in • Viterra donated pails of canola oil to
(Twitter), Facebook, Instagram and Winnipeg, MB November 18-20. the concessions at the Vibank and
LinkedIn and stay connected. Keith Brownell, Manager of Country Kipling, SK arenas.
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