High Prairie - During High Prairie’s annual rodeo we had a fundraising BBQ in our parking lot. The store matched donations of $1,754.00 to the High Prairie & District Sports Complex giving them a total of $3,508.00! It was a great day for a BBQ with over 1,500 burgers served. We also helped to sell $20,500.00 in tickets for the local lakeside cottage raffle.
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Drumheller - Our 2nd annual Freson Fun Fest was another great success. The event again featured the giant inflatable slides an trampolines for the kids to enjoy, great musical entertainment and good food. The weather cooperated and the Badlands Drug Coalition was this year’s recipient of the proceeds. The total amount collected was $4,354.00. The funds raised were $252.00 with Smart Shoppers, $1,160.00 with the silent auction, $1,223.00 in donations, $713.00 through event sales plus $1,000.00 from Freson Market. What a great day, fun was had by all, big and small, old and young! |
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Brooks - In May we participated in the Ride 4 life on the Big Bike for Heart & Stroke. It was fantastic to see everyone come out to support this event. We raised quite a bit of money and we’re proud to say we’re a part of the Freson team on days like this. Thanks so much to everyone who participated and all the donations. |
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Over Easter, our store had a contest to see how many paper Easter eggs we could sell to raise money for Easter Seals. Our store sold a total of 1653 eggs, raising $3,306.00! Well done everyone. Congrats to Diane Ash who was our #1 seller & won a jersey for selling 700 eggs.
Another charity that Freson has supported recently is Kids With Cancer. The Grande Prairie RCMP teamed up with some Freson team members and their families to raise money by getting their heads shaved. Between both stores in Grande Prairie we raised nearly $20,000.00! Great job everyone!!!
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Hinton Hill - Damian Ewaski & Carol Oksanen organized a “Ladies Night” to raise money for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. We closed the store for three hours on May 12th. We sold tickets to the ladies only for $20.00. We held a fashion show put on by Ricki’s & Bootlegger and was MC’d by Patti Shea from Fox radio. We had The Loft Spa in the store doing manicures, massages and make-up applications. Throughout the store we had various vendors doing demos and our wine & cheese booth was a big hit with a long line up. Every lady went home with a full Freson “goodie bag” and a carnation. We had over 150 ladies attend and everyone had a great time all while raising over $4,000.00 for the Breast Cancer Foundation. |
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Barrhead IGA manager Aaron Coutts along with wife Jenell and daughter Kennedy will be helping out the Barrhead Hospital through a fundraiser at the IGA. The store will donate one dollar every time a Smart Shopper card is dropped off at the store. Funds raised will go towards the purchase of baby bassinets. Shoppers can drop cards off at the till or the red box located in the store. The promotion runs until March 31.
(Photo Left: Aaron and Jenell Coutts and daughter Kennedy have started a fundraiser at IGA which will help purchase bassinets for the hospital.) |
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Vince Wlad, (left), owner/manager of the Brooks Freson IGA store
presented a $25,000 cheque last week to Don Bruce, vice-chairman
of the Lakeside Leisure Centre fundraising committee. The funds
will be put towards a shared sponsorship of the wave pool. |
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Frank Lovsin, owner of the Fairview
IGA along with Tom Dunlop, store manager, present a $25,000
cheque to John Thoma and Lynn Malkinson of the Fundraising Committee
for the Fairview District Aquatic Centre in 2004. The funds
will go towards the construction of the facility which will
include an indoor waterslide. (From left to right: Lynn Malkinson,
John Thoma, Frank Lovsin, Tom Dunlop). |
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| Fank Lovsin (right), owner of
the High Prairie IGA, presented High Prairie’s Mayor,
John Brodrick (center) with a cheque for $25,000. We believe
in giving back to the community. High Prairie is a good place
to do business and we want to be a part of it. Monies will be
spent towards the construction of the pool with completion expected
for September 2005. |
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In October of 2002, Frank &
Agnes Lovsin along with Normand & Jean-Louis Boucher each
donated $200,000 to the Peace River Community Health Center
for the purchase of a CAT Scan Machine for the Peace River Hospital. |
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| February 2004. Freson IGA and
with the support of our +900 Team Members played a key role
in the success of these games. We were proud to provide all
food and beverages to over 3200 athletes and coaches –
what a great event. What made us extremely proud is that we
were able to meet young adults and these families from many
towns across Alberta including ones where we had stores. The
Competition was keen, the camaraderie was outstanding and we,
in Peace River, were proud to do our part. Well done Freson
Team – well done 2004 Alberta Winter Games organizing
group and well done Athletes. |
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Doug
Lovsin presented a cheque to Dr. Boris Nahornick of the Drumheller
& Area Health Foundation for the amount of $13,500.00 –
to help raise money towards the purchase of a CAT scanner. This
money was raised from the Freson Family Fest as part of Freson
Market’s 50th Anniversary Celebration. The day of family
fun was located in the Parking Lot of the IGA on Saturday, June
11th with lots of family fun. Imagine an amusement park filled
with events such as; the Royal Tyrrell Museum’s inflatable
village, cow milking contest, Jurassic sling shot, face painting,
local entertainment all day and much much more.
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We started our Soccer program
in spring of 2001 here in Peace River. There was a need here
for sponsorship of this kid’s event and Freson offered
to help. The first year we sponsored all the kids that played
and bought 210 T-shits that the kids could use and keep. This
year we are up to 488 kids however we now have half of our stores
doing the same thing in other towns. This year we will sponsor
approximately 3600 kids in soccer. It’s a great sport
– the kids play hard – have fun and are out of Mom’s
hair for an hour or two – twice a week. Freson is committed
to Minor Sports and Kids Events – from soccer, hockey,
Ukrainian dance, swimming, Cub Scouts, Girl Guides; well the
list goes on. As a business, we have an obligation to participate
in our community and support Kids Events. |
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The Head Office staff rode the “Big Bike – For Stroke” to raise money for the Heart & Stroke Foundation. We were able to raise $4,480.00 through pledges. Freson Market contributed $1,000.00 towards that total. We all had a absolute blast and will continue to ride again next year.
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Outstanding Citizen:
Freson Southview, Grande Prairie
Judy Haglund & her friend after shaving her Head and raising over $5,400.00 for “Kids with Cancer” earlier this year! Way to Go Judy!
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Outstanding Citizen:
Head Office, Peace River
Kim Briltz-Stafford, her family & friends participated together in the “Father’s Day Prostate Run” in memory of Kim’s father, in Edmonton They raised over $5,000.00. This event is held each year on Father’s Day with locations across Canada.
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Outstanding Citizens:
Freson Market, Peace River
The Head Office and Supercenter staff once again participated in the Ride for Life – Heart & Stroke foundation. They raised over $7900! Nice job again this year!
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Outstanding Citizen:
Freson Market, Drumheller
Maggie, her son, Dennis and her daughter-in-law, Sheri-Ann raised over $9,000 for cancer research!! Maggie and Sheri-Ann walked in the “Week-end to End Breast Cancer” which was a 60 km, two day marathon held in Calgary. Both Maggie and Sheri-Ann completed the walk. They called their team “The Lifesavers” and have already signed up for next year. Incredible Achievement!
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Outstanding Citizen:
Freson Market, Fairview
Karla Anderson and Darrell Evans shaved their heads for “Kids With Cancer” and raised over $1,000.00! We had 19 people in Fairview participate and raised well over $10,000.00 for this great cause.
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Outstanding Citizen:
Head Office, Peace River
Lynn, Andree and Lynn’s mom, Louise participated in the Terry Fox run. They raised over $500.00. Great Job Gals!
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$3,508.00 to High Prairie & District Sports Complex
Drumheller - 2nd annual Freson Fun Fest
Brooks - Ride 4 Life
Swan City, Grande Prairie
“Ladies Night” for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Smart Shopper cards help the hospital
High Prairie Donation
Winter
Games 
Donation to the Drumheller & Area Health Foundation
Soccer