We can double your donation in May!

May 4, 2023

It’s back! Save-On-Foods is once again partnering with I Can for Kids to help provide healthy futures for food-insecure children in Calgary. Throughout the month of May, they’ll be collecting donations at the checkout AND generously matching the first $10,000 raised. That means you can DOUBLE your impact and best of all, 100% of the proceeds go directly back into the Calgary community! 

Over the past eight years, Save-On-Foods customers have raised more than $200,000 to empower thousands of families to buy healthy food for their growing children. Right in their own communities in the same grocery stores as their friends and neighbours. So, the next time you shop at Save-On-Foods, you can instantly double the value of your donation! 

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Calgary Herald Feature

Calgary Herald Feature

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