Molson in the Community

It’s time for the next installment of Molson’s Community Vlogs….Episode #3: The Gander Stage.

The Molson Donation Fund donated $10,000 toward helping to purchase a permanent stage for Gander’s (NL) community centre.    

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Cheers!

Last week, the Canadian Administrators of Volunteer Resources (CAVR) and the Professional Administrators of Volunteer Resources (PAVRO) joined together for its annual conference at the Sheraton in Hamilton, ON.  Molson was invited to join in the conversation on a panel format.

Scott Ewart, Molson’s Chief Legal and Public Affairs Officer was there along with four other panel members to discuss challenges, opportunities and issues impacting volunteerism in their sector, as well as their vision of the future of volunteerism.  Other panel members:

Rose VanRotterdam, Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
Liz Weaver, Director for the Hamilton Roundtable on Poverty Reduction
Vincenza Travale, Chair, Foundations Canada…

I recently heard about this fundraiser, and I am absolutely loving the idea.  Returns for Leukemia Research — a weekend where customers are invited to donate all or a portion of their empty bottle refunds at The Beer Store to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada.

Returns for Leukemia Research will be happening on May 24 and 25 this year and is a fundraising initiative of the Beer Store and its employee union UFCW Local 12R24.  100% of the funds go directly to the charity.  Last year they raised $500,000….wow!

Remember, beer, wine and spirits bottles can be donated.  Check out …

 

Above from Left:  Bike winner and Molson employee (bike donated by Energy @ Work) Gary Johnson, Molson employee Doug Dittburner, and Scott Rouse from Energy @ Work.

Last Friday, I took a stroll over to the Toronto brewery to see what was going on for Energy Week — it was great!  There were booths set up from different sponsors and organizations including Spirax Sarco, Enbridge, Energy@Work, Toronto Hydro and more. The Molson employees were able to go to the booths, learn about different energy saving initiatives, ask questions and submit ideas. 

At the end, tons of prize draws were done with prizes donated from Enbridge.  Every …

 

As you probably know, the issue of energy conservation is making headlines throughout the world today. The call to action is for all of us realize that to preserve our planet’s resources for generations to come; we all have to take action. At Molson, we depend on the future of natural resources such as water, hops or barley to make our beer. So, it’s absolutely critical for us to reduce our energy consumption and ensure those resources last, for at least a few more centuries.

I’m pleased to share on this forum that this week we launched our Energy Conservation Program across …