FEATURE
“Saskatchewan has been our home
– where we’ve lived and worked
– for generations. We have been
fortunate to continue working during
these extraordinary times and look
at this as one way we can help take
care of each other to support those
who are struggling. Together, we
are building today for tomorrow.”
– Mary Panteluk, Kelly Panteluk Construction
Having that reach across all corners of the province was important to
Panteluk, who, like many other companies, has sent crews to job sites in
nearly every community.
“Saskatchewan has been our home – where we’ve lived and worked –
for generations,” she said. “We have been fortunate to continue working
during these extraordinary times and look at this as one way we can help
take care of each other to support those who are struggling. Together, we
are building today for tomorrow.”
The demand for food at local food banks has increased anywhere from
five to 60 per cent. Food hamper distribution in Regina is up more than
60 per cent, with more than 450 hampers delivered each day. Many of the
visitors to the Regina Food Bank are first-time customers.
The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre indicates that 24
per cent of the families it serves had never used the food bank before
the coronavirus.
Visitors to the Melfort Food Bank have risen 10 per cent.
The cost to supply food to those in need across Saskatchewan is approximately
$1 million a month. Roughly 40 per cent of distributed food
supplies go to children.
“The support we are seeing from organizations and individuals across
the province is remarkable and will make an incredible impact on those
that we serve,” said Laurie O’Connor, executive director of Food Banks
of Saskatchewan.
“The members of the Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association
are the builders of this province. They believe in supporting our local
communities and charities any way they can,” said Shantel Lipp, SHCA
president. “Over the years, the contributions of our members have ensured
millions of dollars go back into our local communities, through
monetary donations, building football fields, clearing ice at a rink, digging
foundations for Habitat for Humanity homes, supporting community
sports teams and the like.
“This campaign was just another way these good folks wanted to give
back to so many people who are currently struggling across the province.
It’s an incredible point of pride for me, to know that I work with so many
generous and community-minded businesses.”
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