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Annual Tire Take Back event hits $1 million dollar mark
From left to right: Allison Mayor, Rick Milne, Nancy Sutherland, CEO of The Sunshine Foundation of Canada, Earl and Eileen Graham from Earlys Auto Parts
Ontarians have raised more than $1 million to support The Sunshine Foundation of Canada through the annual Tire Take Back event, now in its seventh year.
The event, organized by Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA) and Ontario Tire Stewardship (OTS), in association with Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) encourages Ontarians to drop off their used tires at participating collectors across the province.
In total, 458,185 tires have been collected and $1,060,306 has been raised over the course of this collection initiative.
“We are overwhelmed with the support we’ve received from OARA, OTS, and OFA and their dedication to reaching this incredible million dollar milestone,” says Nancy Sutherland, CEO for The Sunshine Foundation of Canada. “Tire Take Back is grassroots fundraising at its best with communities across the province coming together to make dreams come true for our Sunshine kids.”
This year, the 12-day tire recycling blitz between May 24th and June 4th, saw the collection of 64,623 tires, raising $117,998 in support of the Sunshine Foundation of Canada.
Early’s Auto Parts in Alliston, Ontario came out on top, collecting 15,346 tires, resulting in $21,491 of the total funds raised for The Sunshine Foundation of Canada.
“We continue to be amazed at the success of this program,” said Steve Fletcher, Executive Director of OARA. “The efforts our members put in to collecting these tires, and the support our tire hauling partners provide, keep the environment clean, and help The Sunshine Foundation continue to do their good work.”
Each year, the Tire Take Back event, through the donation of all tire collection fees, helps children within Sunshine’s Ontario network live out once-in-a-lifetime experiences that may otherwise not have been possible, like meeting their heroes, or taking dream vacations.
The Sunshine Foundation of Canada was presented with a ceremonial cheque on September 28th, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. ET at Early’s Auto Parts in Alliston, Ontario.
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