One Saskatchewan-based insurer targeted $75,000 in donations to the capital’s food bank and palliative and cancer care agencies as part of its corporate responsibility obligations
As part of its corporate responsible mandate, Co-operators Life Insurance Company recently made donations to the Regina Food Bank, Regina Palliative Care and the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, with each receiving $25,000 gifts.
“We are proud to support these three exceptional organizations that provide much-needed services to so many people in our community,” said Kevin Daniel, executive vice-president and chief operating officer of Co-operators Life Insurance Company. “Regina is a community where people come together to help one another in times of need, and we're pleased to support three organizations that make that happen on a daily basis.”
Like other companies that take pride in their corporate responsibility to the community, the Co-operators has long been a supporter of the Regina Food Bank. Last year, the two organizations partnered to introduce the food bank's Reclamation program, accepting unwanted cleaning, hygiene and other small household items from retail businesses and distributing them to other community based-organizations such as women's shelters and addiction services.
This helps the recipient organizations focus their financial resources on their programs and services, while diverting thousands of pounds of material from landfill, says Daniel, with the recent donation allowing the food bank to expand the program.
The $25,000 donation for Regina Palliative Care will help the organization continue to provide education and support, free of charge, to those who require its services.
The Saskatchewan Cancer Agency will be able to purchase a Total Body Precision Patient Immobilization Unit for the Allan Blair Cancer Centre.
The unit will be used for radiation therapy that requires precise patient positioning and extremely accurate radiation delivery to treat tumours, allowing local residents to receive the treatment in Regina, rather than having to travel out of town as they currently do.
