Molson in the Community

The Beer Store in Ontario and members of Local 12R24 will be taking back returns for Leukemia and Lymphoma this coming Saturday and Sunday, May 29th and 30th. Volunteers will be posted at all 440 Beer Stores across Ontario, to invite customers to donate returns from their empty bottles (any and all beer, wine, spirits containers) to Leukemia research. 100% of the money will be sent directly to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in Canada, to support research in Canada.

2,000 volunteers, many of whom are giving up their shift at work to try to help fund a cure for this disease. This could be the biggest bottle drive in the world (and they are currently registering it with The Guinness World Book of Records). Let’s spread the word about this unique bottle drive at The Beer Store and help them make a difference.

This is the 5th bottle drive. results reported year one $220,000, year two $500,001, year three $647,913 , and last year raised $830,007 totaling over $2 million dollars. One year – maybe this year, they can raise $1,000,000. It’s only as successful as beverage alcohol drinkers in Ontario make it by taking back their empties.

Cheers to the management and staff at The Beer Store for this wonderful initiative. @MolsonFerg

If you work in a large organization like we do at Molson Coors you can sometimes get caught up in the stream of day to day challenges of the biz and forget the human side of our business and lives. I tend to believe that   most people they mean well, they work hard, enjoy life and strive to be better at what they do at work and at home.

In this morning’s Toronto Star in the Insight Section, there is an inspiring story about one of our colleagues who has had a struggle with cancer over the past few years, yet he has been a beacon for the organization and one of the key lead organizors for our VANCOUVER 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games plans. In fact he’s been at the pointed edge of all communications between Molson Coors and the organizing committee from pin approvals to script revisions to making sure that Molson Canadian, Coors Light and Molson Export will achieve their recognition as official beers for 2010.

David Hayes from the Toronto Star tells a wonder story about Hari Sihvo and I am so proud to shout it out and share it here on our Molson Coors Community blog. Special thanks to Hari for sharing his story so publicly, it will no doubt inspire many. Cheers @MolsonFerg

The Beer Store Bottle Drive Success, originally uploaded by Molson Blog.

Special thanks to Ontarians for your generosity on May 23rd. Pictured here are NickPortcellato from Sleeman, Member of Provincial Parliament for Guelph, Liz Sandals – Ken Campbell from Molson and Chair of theThe Beer Store board and District Manager for The Beer Store Catherine Turchyn. Thanks also are extended to many MPP’s, MP’s, Mayors and Councillors who came out and rallied support for the cause.

Through the Beer Store bottle drive you have helped raise $830,007.68 for Leukemia and Lymphoma Research. This initiative is the third year that The Beer Store management and staff have joined with the Beer Store employees UFCW local 12R24 and generous Ontarians who donated a portion of the deposit for beverage alcohol containers in Ontario. Just over $650,000 was raised last year. This is a huge jump in success for the campaign. Along with The Beer Store and Local 12R24, beer industry companies participating included Molson, Labatt, Sleeman and Moosehead. Hats off to all that participated. @MolsonFerg

  

TBS leukemia drive 09, originally uploaded by Molson Blog.

A reminder that The Beer Store locations across Ontario will be calling upon Ontarians to donate your bottle return deposits to support Leukemia and Lymphoma research – this Saturday and Sunday May 23,24.

Management, staff and the UFCW local 12R24 union members are joining together in an effort to exceed the $650,000 raised last year. Molson is proud to salute the efforts of the The Beer Store in helping to make a difference in the broader community and thank our customers and those returning wine and spirit containers for playing a part in this initiative. A reminder as well that all beverage alcohol containers are returnable for a deposit at your local beer store. This includes tetra, plastic and small ready to drink containers as well. Thanks for helping make a difference in the fight against Leukemia and Lymphoma. Cheers ! @MolsonFerg

 

TBS leukemia drive 09, originally uploaded by Molson Blog.

On Saturday and Sunday May 23 and 24,”The Beer Store” in your local communities across Ontario, will be accepting donations from your empties in the second annual Beer Store drive for Leukemia and Lymphoma.

The Beer Store and its employee union, UFCW Local 12R24 are joining together the second annaul province wide initiative to raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada.

In the first year of this special weekend initiative the weekend bottle drive resulted in a total of $650,000 in support of this important cause.

So Ontarians…it will be up to you to surpass the base from last year and help make a difference in your community. A reminder that all beverage alcohol containers are accepted and that includes all containers from products that you purchase at the LCBO and The Beer Store and yes that does include tetra pack, plastic and other small containers that you might have put in your blue box in the past. All beverage alcohol containers in Ontario have a deposit applied and you can get that deposit back at The Beer Store.

More details at this site.

Cheers to a great weekend in support of Leukemia and Lymphoma May 23 and 24. @MolsonFerg