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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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