Company Offers over $20,000,
Volunteer Support and Sports Equipment for the School
TORONTO,
May 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Canadian Tire
Corporation has pledged $20,000 to
help rebuild the Mary Shadd Public School playground in
Scarborough, Ontario, after it was
damaged by fire Monday night. After hearing about the
extensive community support and passion for building the
playground, the Company was moved to also offer volunteer support
to rebuild the playground as well as new sports equipment,
including soccer balls, hockey sticks and nets for the school.
Canadian Tire's contribution is made up of a $20,000 corporate donation and a $2,000 contribution from Stephen Grand, Dealer of the local Canadian Tire
store at 4630 Sheppard Ave. East.
"We have been an active part of Canadian communities for over 90
years and are passionate about healthy and active living - from the
playground to the podium. We know that playgrounds are the
start of getting kids active at an early age," said Duncan Fulton, Senior Vice President at Canadian
Tire Corporation. "We will work closely with the school and
parents to make sure this playground is rebuilt quickly and that
the kids at Mary Shadd Public School have new sports equipment that
will hopefully build their love of sport and playing."
"We have a very strong community at Mary Shadd and our students
and parents worked hard to raise the money to build our
kindergarten play structure. We are devastated by the loss and are
extremely grateful of the generosity that the Canadian Tire has
shown to our community," said Annessa
Ali, Pricipal at Mary Shadd Public School. "On behalf
of the Mary Shadd community, we thank Canadian Tire for enabling us
to rebuild our play structure."
About Canadian Tire Corporation
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (TSX:CTC.a) (TSX:CTC) is a
Family of Companies that includes Canadian Tire Retail, Partsource,
Gas+, FGL Sports (Sport Chek, Hockey Experts, Sports Experts,
National Sports, Intersport and Atmosphere), Mark's and Canadian
Tire Financial Services. With more than 1,700 retail and
gasoline outlets from coast-to-coast, our primary retail business
categories - Automotive, Living, Fixing, Playing and Apparel - are
supported and strengthened by our Financial Services division. Over
85,000 people are employed across the Canadian Tire enterprise,
which was founded in 1922 and remains one of Canada's most recognized and trusted brands.
For more information, visit Corp.CanadianTire.ca.
SOURCE CANADIAN TIRE CORPORATION, LIMITED