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You helped raise $4,500 for Alzheimer Society in just 2 hours

Sudbury.com, local businesses and our readers joined together to raise crucial funds for the Alzheimer Society of Sudbury-Manitoulin North Bay & Districts
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The generosity of our readers and community partners helped us to raise $4,500 for Alzheimer Society. L-R: Abbas Homayed, Sudbury.com, Jennifer Krista Mallette, Sudbury.com, Shannon Ketchabaw, Alzheimer Society of Sudbury-Manitoulin North Bay & Districts | Sudbury.com

Dementia affects hundreds of families in Sudbury and the surrounding areas. As Sudbury.com is committed to strengthening our local communities, we wanted to do something to help. 

Last week, Sudbury.com launched an initiative to raise much-needed funds for the Alzheimer Society of Sudbury-Manitoulin North Bay & Districts. 

We offered a limited number of 💛s for purchase in our online pop-up store and invited our loyal readers to get involved. 

Every 💛 represented a donation of $25 and we pledged to match every 💛 sold with a cash donation. 

But that’s not all.

We were able to leverage the power of our community to make the donations even bigger by asking our local business partners to match our donation.

Cambrian Ford, BESTECH, Skater's Edge, Lougheed Foundation, Home Instead Senior Care, Happiness Is Dancing, Gold Leaf Financial, Rastall Nut & Bolt Company, Maestro Digital Mine and LIVEMAX Health Group answered the call.

With their support, and yours, every dollar donated through our pop-up store was matched with all proceeds going to the Alzheimer Society of Sudbury-Manitoulin North Bay & Districts. 

The generosity of our readers and advertisers translated into a donation of $4,500!

Thank you to everyone who got involved.

If you didn't get a chance to participate in this program, we encourage you to send your donation directly to Alzheimer Society of Sudbury-Manitoulin North Bay & Districts. More information is available on the website here.

Sudbury.com is proud to lead this effort to support the Alzheimer Society of Sudbury-Manitoulin North Bay & Districts. Your support helps to make an even bigger impact for people living with dementia. 


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