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Community Investment Corner

STARS Calendar Campaign Wraps Up Month of Giving
Bunge partnered with STARS Air We were honoured to be recognized The Regina office held its 11th annual
Ambulance for the 11th year as the by the Association of Fundraising Month of Giving in October, giving staff
print sponsor for the STARS Calendar. Professionals - South Saskatchewan the opportunity to support a number of
This year’s campaign ran from Chapter as a 2025 National different organizations in a variety of
September 8 to November 28, with all Philanthropy Day Award recipient in ways. Gently used goods were collected
grain elevator locations, crush facilities, the category of Outstanding Corporate for Inclusion Saskatchewan, donations
and the Regina office selling calendars Philanthropist for our work with STARS were collected for the Regina Food
and merchandise, as well as collecting at their celebration event in Regina, SK Bank and staff donated blood with
donations. on November 14. Canadian Blood Services as part of a
Congratulations to the winners of our We are proud of our longstanding donation event. Jeans Days and 50/50s
internal STARS contest which ended relationship with STARS which helps were also hosted throughout the month
October 31: ensure that those who need emergency raising $1,592.50 for Canadian Cancer
• Top 3 facilities for all sales: medical services in rural and remote Society and Breast Cancer Awareness
areas can access them in a safe and Month. With Bunge’s match a total of
1. Brandon, MB with an incredibly timely manner, including our employees, $3,185 was donated.
impressive $9,770.76 our customers, and their families.
2. Raymore, SK with $3,827.33
You can still support STARS by
3. Souris, MB with $3,679.60 purchasing a calendar or merchandise,
• Top 3 facilities for calendar sales: or making a donation here.
1. Brandon, MB with 49 calendars
2. Souris, MB with 41 calendars
3. Vegreville, AB with 40
calendars
Thanks to everyone’s efforts we were
able to raise over $54,400 for STARS
bringing our eleven-year total to over
$582,300. Congratulations to everyone
involved for making this another
successful year! One of three bins of donations collected for
Inclusion Sask.

Continuing our partnership with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank

2025 was Bunge’s 10th consecutive Christina Philips, Director, Resources
year partnering with the Canadian and Public Engagement for Canadian
Foodgrains, in which Bunge allows Foodgrains Bank and Kyle Jeworski,
the use of company land near select Head of Bunge in Canada.
locations to be farmed by volunteers.
Thanks to everyone involved with our
These farmers volunteered their time, Foodgrains Bank projects. We’re proud
expertise and resources to harvest of the tangible impact we’ve been
267 acres of crops at our facilities in able to make for families experiencing
Balgonie, Grenfell, and Raymore, SK and hunger and food insecurity thanks to
Lethbridge and Trochu, AB. Proceeds your support.
from the sale of the harvested crops Read about the project here.
are donated to the Foodgrains Bank to
support their work around the world.
A media event took place at our Rosser,
MB facility on December 3 to celebrate
our continued partnership with the
Foodgrains Bank and mark another Kent Klimpke, Territory Manager for Bunge
successful year. Speakers included with Christina and Kyle at the celebration event
in Rosser.

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