Jarvis wins
Coca-Cola Canada's nationwide contest including $50,000 donation to Norfolk Community
Foundation and 2025 Holiday Caravan experience
TORONTO, Jan. 23,
2025 /CNW/ - After a coast-to-coast search, more
than 2,300 entries, and thousands of inspiring stories,
Jarvis, Ontario is the winner of
the inaugural Coca-Cola's Canada's
Kindest Community contest! As the winner, Jarvis will be crowned Canada's Kindest Community, a
$50,000 donation will be made to
Norfolk Community Foundation to support the needs of the
Jarvis community, and the town
will receive a special Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan experience in
2025.
Grounded in the belief the world needs more kindness, Coca-Cola
in Canada set out
to identify, celebrate, and reward the Canadian community that
shared the most acts of kindness. Nearly 600 Canadian communities
were nominated throughout the Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan tour.
"It's been inspiring to read so many stories of kindness from
Jarvis," said Todd Parsons, CEO of Coke Canada Bottling. "To
see a community come together and celebrate their neighbours truly
shows just how kindness can be contagious, creating lasting,
positive impacts. We hope that Canadians coast-to-coast will be
inspired to make meaningful contributions in their communities
through the magic of the Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan for years to
come."
Jarvis, Ontario received the
most nominations per capita with heartfelt stories that highlighted
the town's remarkable spirit of generosity and compassion. The
community overwhelmingly named Jarvis Light Up in their submissions
– a festive house decorating contest that has been uniting the
community and brightening spirits with sparkling holiday displays
and memorable events since 2020. By launching in partnership with
Community Foundations of Canada,
Coca-Cola was able to ensure they made a meaningful impact directly
in the local communities where they operate.
"Programs like Coca-Cola Canada's Kindest Community Contest
underscore the importance of kindness in fostering strong, vibrant
communities," said Shawn Swarts,
President of Norfolk Community Foundation. "We extend our heartfelt
congratulations to Jarvis, our
neighbouring community, for being the deserving recipient of this
honour. The Jarvis Light Up initiative is a shining example of how
local initiatives can amplify kindness, bringing people together
and showcasing the power of community."
Coca-Cola in Canada launched
Canada's Kindest Community on
World Kindness Day as part of its annual Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan
Tour. The annual tour sees the iconic red Coca-Cola truck adorned
with twinkling lights travel to hundreds of communities across the
country, delivering moments of optimism and spreading kindness
throughout the holiday season.
For more information on the Canada's Kindest Community Contest, and to
view submissions shared by Canadians, visit Canada's Kindest Community.
About Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited
Coke Canada Bottling is an independent, family-owned business,
with more than 6,000 diverse employees coast-to-coast. As
Canada's Local Bottler, the
company operates in every province through more than 50 sales and
distribution centres and five manufacturing facilities. Coke Canada
Bottling proudly makes, distributes, merchandises, and sells the
most loved beverages Canadians enjoy, including: Coca-Cola®, Diet
Coke®, Coca-Cola® Zero Sugar, Sprite®, Fanta®, Barq's®, Fuze® Iced
Tea, POWERADE®, DASANI®, vitaminwater®, and partner brands Canada
Dry®, Monster Energy®, and A&W®. The Coke Canada Bottling
family is a team determined to create a better future and deliver
optimism by bringing sustainable value for our employees,
customers, and consumers, growing our business responsibly, and
making a positive difference in the communities where we operate.
Visit www.CokeCanada.com to learn more.
About The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company
with products sold in more than 200 countries and territories. Our
company's purpose is to refresh the world and make a difference. We
sell multiple billion-dollar brands across several beverage
categories worldwide. Our portfolio of sparkling soft drink brands
includes Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta. Our water, sports, coffee and
tea brands include Dasani, smartwater, vitaminwater, Topo Chico, BODYARMOR, Powerade, Costa,
Georgia, Gold Peak and Ayataka.
Our juice, value-added dairy and plant-based beverage brands
include Minute Maid, Simply, innocent, Del
Valle, fairlife and AdeS. We're constantly transforming our
portfolio, from reducing sugar in our drinks to bringing innovative
new products to market. We seek to positively impact people's
lives, communities and the planet through water replenishment,
packaging recycling, sustainable sourcing practices and carbon
emissions reductions across our value chain. Together with our
bottling partners, we employ more than 700,000 people, helping
bring economic opportunity to local communities worldwide. Learn
more at www.coca-colacompany.com and follow us on Instagram,
Facebook and LinkedIn.
About Community Foundations of Canada
Community Foundations of Canada
(CFC) is the national leadership organization for Canada's local community foundations. Together
with community foundations from coast to coast to coast, CFC helps
drive local solutions for national change on the issues that matter
most to Canadians. CFC is building a movement that connects
community foundations, Canadians and partners to create a future
where everyone belongs.
SOURCE Coke Canada Bottling Ltd.