WEYBURN - The Young Fellows Club of Weyburn donated $2,000 to Envision Counselling’s gift card campaign.
Members Jeremy Wall and Ryan Bader, and club president Ray Jarvis, stopped by the Weyburn office on Wednesday afternoon to make the donation.
The overall goal of Envision’s campaign is to offer support and hope during the holidays to the individuals and families we serve and have identified as being unable to meet their basic needs. Whether it be food, warm clothes, gifts for the children, or even gas for the car, gift cards help to fill the gaps that these families may experience during this colder holiday season.
Envision also uses gift cards from various businesses to disburse to people who need emergency help, based on their situation. Clients may be going without items such as baby supplies or clothing if they flee a relationship without time to properly pack up. They might need gas cards, specifically to attend counselling sessions, when they are isolated in a rural location. And particularly this year, they may be unable to purchase gifts for the holidays.
By donating gift cards, Envision is able to provide support to as many clients in need as possible. This campaign gives individuals more choices and an added sense of empowerment, or autonomy, which is really important to the agency.
The preferred stores are those with gas or grocery options, such as Walmart, Co-op, No Frills or Wholesale Club, Dollarama or Esso.
