Partnering with the Community

Every year, Lilydale's Edmonton employees launch a workplace campaign to raise money for the United Way.  Thanks to their fantastic support, in 2008, the workplace campaign shattered the $25,000 goal by bringing in nearly $36,000 and earned Lilydale the Quantum Leap Award.  This award recognizes an organization that, among other things, demonstrates spirit and commitment to their campaign, shows significant increases in dollars and participation, and includes the United Way in their campaign.

The 2009 campaign goal was $36,000, and despite challenging times for everyone, Lilydale's employees showed their kind, generous and supportive nature by beating the goal again, raising a total of $37,225.35!  Not only did employees donate through Pledge Week, which the company matched with a dollar-for-dollar corporate donation, but funds were raised with fun events, such a a Halloween Party and CSI Lilydale.  This was a fun attempt at solving a mystery involving a co-worker, where a clue was posted daily as to the victim's identity, and employees donated $1 per guess, before the truth was revealed at the end of the week.  You can read more about CSI Lilydale and learn more about the United Way at http://www.myunitedway.ca/campaign/stories/csi-lilydale/.

14th Annual CBC Turkey Drive

Lilydale partnered with CBC Edmonton again for The Annual CBC Turkey Drive, benefitting Edmonton's Food Bank.  This is the third year Lilydale has participated in this event, and yet again, Edmontonians outdid themselves with their generosity.  CBC's goal this year was to raise the equivalent of 7,000 turkeys.  The final numbers showed that nearly 8,600 turkeys were donated between December 14 and 21.  Lilydale had pledged to donate 1 turkey for every 10 physical turkeys donated, as well as employees generously donating their time to collect donations on-site at CBC Edmonton.  Ed Rodenburg, CEO, was one of the volunteers for the final shift of the Drive, and in those final three hours, raised the stakes and committed an additional 2 turkeys for every turkey, or 3 turkeys for every Lilydale turkey donated!  In total, Lilydale has donated 220 turkeys to the CBC Turkey Drive. 

Edmonton's Food Bank was thrilled at the success of the Turkey Drive.  "Please accept our heartfel gratitude for your amazing support of the annual CBC Turkey Drive campaign to raise turkeys and funds for the Edmonton Food Bank.  Please share our thanks with everyone who made this possible...  With the generous support of people like you, we are able to help many of these families and individuals not only to meet essential daily needs, but to work towards a brighter future..."

Lilydale also works with Edmonton's Food Bank throughout the year to help feed families in need and those less fortunate.

Lilydale makes it a priority to support those who share our vision and values. Our commitment to excellence extends beyond the boundaries of everyday business. We actively seek to offer support to organizations that are as passionate as we are about healthy living through wellness and nutrition and providing wholesome meals to the less fortunate in communities across Canada.

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