Rona’s Home Sweet Home event helps those who need it most

Rona staff will help collect money for the Home Sweet Home event running Sept. 1 to Oct. 12. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

During its Home Sweet Home event, RONA is collecting donations in support of nearly 150 local non-profit organizations that provide help to victims of domestic violence, low-income families, and people with disabilities or mental health issues.

The campaign will run in all RONA+ and RONA corporate stores, as well as some distribution centres and several stores in RONA’s network of affiliated dealers between September 1 to October 12.

“Our goal is to make a difference in the lives of the communities around us, and that’s what drives our daily activities at the RONA Foundation. What I love most about our Home Sweet Home campaign is that its impact is significant at a local level; indeed, the selected organizations we help are located in the same regions as our stores and distribution centres,” says Josée Lafitte, director of the RONA Foundation.

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The RONA Foundation hopes to raise $500,000 during this campaign.

“Once again this year, everyone in our network is highly motivated to raise funds, especially since our store teams are the ones who decide which organization to support,” said Catherine Laporte, president of the RONA Foundation’s board of directors.

RONA customers will be asked to make a donation in support of their local cause. As for online shoppers, they will also get the opportunity to donate $2, $5 or $10 on rona.ca.

The list of supported organizations in each province and region is available on the Home Sweet Home campaign’s web page.