Molson in the Community

Richard Loat, Founder of Five Hole for Food (L), with John Buckley (C), Brewery Manager, Molson Coors Canada and Victor Lo, Five Hole for Food (R) at the Molson Coors Canada Brewery in St. John’s Newfoundland.

The Five Hole for Food crew have hit the road again for their second annual coast to coast tour playing hockey to support local food banks across Canada.

This hockey loving team found a way to combine their passion for the game with ‘doing good’ by setting up rinks in the heart of 13 cities across Canada and inviting anyone and everyone to come out to play road hockey to fight hunger.  All you have to do is bring your stick, a can of food (or monetary donations), and have fun. 100% of the proceeds go to a local food bank in each city.

Molson Canadian is proud to be the presenting sponsor of Five Hole for Food, and we hope you’ll drop by at the event nearest you. Cheers!

Schedule:

• JUNE 23 – St. John’s, NFLD
• JUNE 25 – Halifax, NS
• JUNE 26 – Charlottetown, PEI
• JUNE 27 – Saint John, NB
• JUNE 29 – Montreal, Quebec
• JUNE 30 – Ottawa, ON
• JULY 1 – CANADA DAY, Toronto, ON
• JULY 3 – Winnipeg, MB
• JULY 4 – Regina, SK
• JULY 5 – Calgary, AB
• JULY 6 – Edmonton, AB
• JULY 8 – Victoria, BC
• JULY 9 – Vancouver, BC

Calgary Team

Nothing better than planting a thousand trees and then relaxing over a cold beer right?  Well, that’s just what we did today.

Molson Coors employees across Canada participated in a key program called the Molson Canadian Red Leaf Project – a commitment to positively impacting the Canadian environment in communities from coast to coast, incorporating tree plantings, urban greening projects and shoreline cleanup efforts.

Toronto Team

We had seven events take place from 9:00 – noon in Vancouver, Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal and Moncton (St. John’s coming up end of May).  350 employees rolled up their sleeves and got their hands dirty planting the first 1,000 trees of the eventual 100,000 that will be planted in communities of need across Canada throughout the summer.

Each of today’s planting locations across the country was chosen strategically based on needs in the local area, as the trees planted will provide long term benefits such as watershed protection, providing habitat for local wildlife, reducing noise pollution and beautifying the area.  Photos from all the events

Regina

Montreal

How can YOU get involved in Molson Canadian Red Leaf Project?

While participating in a community event is reward enough for many people, some Molson Canadian Red Leaf Project initiatives come with an added bonus -  attending a local concert taking place afterwards. The first 100 people to sign up and participate in local cleanup efforts will be able to attend:

Vancouver Team

To help make Molson Canadian Red Lead Project a success, we have three key partners in our inaugural year:

Those wishing to participate in any of the community events in their area can get involved by visiting www.RedLeafProject.ca or www.facebook.com/MolsonCanadian to sign up.  Follow along on twitter #molsonredleaf

Winnipeg Team

Moncton Team

Cheers!

Plus d’une centaine d’employés-es dévoués et engagés de Molson Coors ont participé à une offensive nationale où plus de 350 employés-es se sont investis à planter 1,000 arbres dans notre beau pays qu’est le Canada.

Une opération qui se voulait le coup d’envoi du projet “Red Leaf” de la marque Molson Canadian qui s’est engagée à procéder à la plantation de 100,000 arbres à travers le pays dans la prochaine année. Plusieurs gestes environnementaux seront posés dans le cadre du projet “Red Leaf”, et pour Molson Coors, ceci représente maintes occasions de laisser des empreintes positives dans nos communautés.

Le plaisir était au rendez-vous!

Plusieurs autres photos disponibles sur le lien suivant:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/molsonblog/?saved=1

Bravo à tous-tes pour cette magnifique journée où Dame Nature s’est montrée plus que généreuse! À l’an prochain … entretemps, santé!

We love receiving photos of how we’re connecting with Canadians across the country…and across oceans. The photo above is of Lt Parker Donaldson (left) and Lt Durant (right) with Don Cherry in Afghanistan, wearing the Molson Canadian caps that we sent over for Operation Santa Claus this year!

Thank you for sharing these photos and for your brave service.  Cheers to you!

Group shot (Lt. Parker Donaldson on far right)

The Calgary Flames and Hitmen Coaching Day in Alberta (held on Oct 30th at the Scotia Bank Saddledome) was the compilation of the most prominent hockey organizations, coaches and experts that worked together to offer hundreds of coaches in Southern Alberta an opportunity to learn, interact with others and take their coaching expertise to the next level.  Demonstrations from the Calgary Flames, Calgary Hitmen, Hockey Canada, Hockey Alberta, Hockey Calgary and the National Sports Development coaching staff was well received…so was the cheque  of $2500 from Molson Coors.

Cheers

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L to R – Andrew Colborne (Molson Coors Retail Sales Manager, Alberta)  & Vern Gerhardt (Sr. VP Major Events & Corporate Partnerships with National Sports Development)

 Molson Coors Canada is at it again, which isn’t surprising since we love to play our part wherever we can! I’m also ecstatic to be the one blogging about it, and you’ll see why:

On Otober 12th, the team in St John’s announced a 3-week hurricane Igor initiative to assist with relief and rebuilding efforts in the province.  Molson Coors partnered with the Newfoundland Labrador Liquor Corporation (NLC), and will donate $0.50 for every 6-pack of Molson Canadian or Coors Light sold to the Canadian Red Cross.

To help kick start the initiative, Brian Harriman, Molson Coors Canada, presented a $10,000 cheque to the Canadian Red Cross today at the Howley Estates Liquor Store in St. John’s.

 “At Molson Coors Canada, we believe in supporting the communities in which we work and live,” explains Brian Harriman, Vice-President Market Development, Atlantic, Molson Coors Canada.  “We hope to see this program help provide community members with relief support and also provide funding to restore recreational facilities that were damaged during the Hurricane.”

Feeling charitable? We’d love for fellow Canadians to help play their part too.  Canadians wishing to make a financial donation to Hurricane Igor Relief may give online, call  1-800-418-1111, or contact their local Canadian Red Cross office.  Cheques payable to the Canadian Red Cross and earmarked “Hurricane Igor Response” can also be mailed to the Canadian Red Cross, Donation Processing Centre, PO Box 39, Saint John, NB, E2L 3X3.

Cheers all.